Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 69 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 8:14 AM GMT-4 (12:14 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 78 km NW of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-05 12:14:16 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.870° S, 71.389° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.491 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2100 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2248 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5110 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 6.378 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.577 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.979 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 5.483 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.181 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 5.888 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.185 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.491 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2222 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.778 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 2221 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.524 km NE of Vallenar, Chile · 2281 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ai9e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.