M4.3 earthquake 83 km NW of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 83 km NW of La Serena, Chile on Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 12:46 PM GMT-4 (16:46 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 24 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-05 16:46:23 UTC
- Depth
- 30.9 km (19.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.281° S, 71.730° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.483 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.076 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 62 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.687 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.124 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 28 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000taai. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.