M4.3 earthquake 81 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 81 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 2:39 PM GMT-3 (17:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-16 17:39:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.464° S, 71.967° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8102 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 2373 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 4.458 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2370 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 4.932 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2340 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 15
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008gmh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.