Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 58 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 58 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 6:56 PM GMT-3 (21:56 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 51 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-22 21:56:27 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.675° S, 71.802° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.324 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2116 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.5102 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2108 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.254 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2105 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.531 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2098 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.230 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2094 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.034 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.151 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2085 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 17
  8. 4.933 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2083 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 5.542 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2141 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 32
  2. 4.336 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2150 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.222 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2151 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2151 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.0121 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000crip. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.