Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 60 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 3:30 AM GMT-3 (06:30 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 45 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-16 06:30:15 UTC
Depth
55.8 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.479° S, 71.786° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
40

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3114 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2201 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.745 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2201 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.259 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2187 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.047 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2176 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.326 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2173 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.229 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2171 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0121 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.336 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2150 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.736 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2148 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.150 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2216 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.157 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bnuw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.