Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 17 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 8:25 PM GMT-3 (23:25 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 10 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-11 23:25:12 UTC
Depth
54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.564° S, 71.373° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2843 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.642 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2810 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 6.710 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 790 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  4. 4.315 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.416 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.020 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.563 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.620 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2806 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  9. 4.840 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2806 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.830 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2805 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  11. 5.118 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2804 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 19
  12. 4.629 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2803 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.421 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2802 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.427 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2800 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.411 km SSE of Ovalle, Chile · 2798 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.867 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2794 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.249 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2851 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.825 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2853 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.565 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2857 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.244 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2858 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.354 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2867 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.211 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2869 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000islv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.