M4.6 earthquake 66 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 66 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 2:08 PM GMT-3 (17:08 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 42 km NNE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-13 17:08:37 UTC
- Depth
- 46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.444° S, 71.711° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.842 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 2409 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 16
- 4.381 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2390 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8102 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 2372 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
- 4.458 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2370 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007piw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.