Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 3:42 AM GMT-4 (07:42 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 07:42:06 UTC
Depth
31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.622° S, 71.666° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
37

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1929 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.650 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 1928 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.264 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1919 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.376 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.633 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1886 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.444 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 1944 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.343 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 1955 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.452 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 1965 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.2104 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eccw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.