Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 1:42 PM GMT-4 (17:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 44 km W of Ovalle, 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
2020-04-07 17:42:06 UTC
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.453° S, 71.827° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.648 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2360 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.860 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2352 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.321 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2349 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.220 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2345 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.644 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2340 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.4102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.648 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.248 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.243 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2371 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.344 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2371 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.061 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2372 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.765 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2383 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008qtl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.