Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 42 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 5:02 AM GMT-3 (08:02 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 102 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-30 08:02:55 UTC
Depth
32.6 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.274° S, 71.579° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.042 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2465 days ago · 41 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  2. 4.185 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.371 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.584 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.432 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2456 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.974 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 5.5102 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.875 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2437 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.136 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2425 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.666 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2422 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.358 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2413 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  12. 4.850 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2409 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.842 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 2409 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 16

Before

  1. 4.449 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2475 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.37 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2479 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.321 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2492 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006sd8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.