Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 21 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 6:42 PM GMT-4 (22:42 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 44 km NW of La Ligua, 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
2020-04-26 22:42:28 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° S, 71.365° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.272 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2305 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.850 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2291 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.244 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2290 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 34

Before

  1. 3.860 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2352 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.365 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2368 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.648 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.243 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2370 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
  5. 4.344 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2370 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009cy9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.