M5.0 earthquake 101 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 101 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 11:53 AM GMT-4 (15:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km NW 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
- 5.0 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-05 15:53:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.237° S, 71.989° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 5.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 196°, dip 46°, rake 135°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 321°, dip 60°, rake 54°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.383 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 86 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.483 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.076 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 60 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.295 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.687 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.126 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 27 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000taab. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.