Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:56 PM GMT-4 (21:56 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 72 km W of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-27 21:56:15 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.652° S, 71.654° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.483 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2678 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.024 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2668 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  3. 6.472 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2668 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 34
  4. 4.896 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.579 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.473 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2668 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.471 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.448 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2658 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.526 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2653 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.533 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2652 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.022 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2649 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2640 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.538 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2639 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.170 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2634 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.417 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2691 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.131 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2708 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.741 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2713 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.033 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2714 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.037 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2715 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003su9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.