4.1
Earthquake Details: 25 km from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile
Sep 16, 2026, 10:57:09
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred near 25 km from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile on Sep 16, 2026 at 10:57:09. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -34 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-34 km
Significance0
Latitude-30.7551
Longitude-71.3876
Event IDemsc:20260916_0000151
Magnitude4.1
Updated:Sep 16, 2026, 12:27:05 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 16, 2026, 07:57:09 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 16, 2026, 10:57:09 UTC
-34 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.990 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileBeforeM3.1Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.4Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM4.1Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.9San Juan, ArgentinaBefore
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