Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 24 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 12:35 AM GMT-4 (04:35 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 44 km SW 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
2020-06-15 04:35:44 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.044° S, 71.565° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.983 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2288 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.535 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2283 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3102 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.491 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.177 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2252 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2100 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2248 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.530 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2243 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.644 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2242 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.046 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2310 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ac0x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.