M4.3 earthquake 72 km W of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 72 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 7:33 AM GMT-3 (10:33 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 31 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-14 10:33:53 UTC
- Depth
- 17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.706° S, 71.948° 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, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 38
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.151 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
- 4.379 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2006 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 4.433 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 1997 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
- 4.985 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 11
- 5.831 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1981 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 52
- 4.330 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1981 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dj9c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.