Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 55 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km W of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 1:47 AM GMT-3 (04:47 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 48 km WNW of Illapel, 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
2020-03-07 04:47:12 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.581° S, 71.749° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.480 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.344 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2371 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.243 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2371 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.248 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.648 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.365 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.648 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2360 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.860 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2353 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.321 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2350 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.850 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2410 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008bib. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.