M4.4 earthquake 60 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km W of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 10:50 PM GMT-4 (02:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-02 02:50:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.550° S, 71.805° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.535 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2283 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 4.251 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2274 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.3103 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 4.471 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2259 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.157 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000agdp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.