Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 34 km depth3 May 01:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.3 May 01:59: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.00 to 34.10 km (from 18.6 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.8 km (4.2 mi) towards SW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 3, 2026 01:50:44 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 3, 2026, at 01:50 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.00Depth34.1 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude30.19°S / 71.55°WProvincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileSeismic antipode30.19°N / 108.45°EChinaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 14.8°C (59 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoMay 3, 2026 01:50 GMT / May 3, 2026 01:50 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -30.19 / -71.55: Offshore Coquimbo, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: CSN: 4.0 / 34 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22966188',-30.19000,-71.55000,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Offshore Coquimbo, Chile',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Coquimbo, a city with more than 160,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 33 km (21 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Chile, Santiago, 373 km (232 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry33 km (21 mi)NE of epicenterCoquimbo(pop: 161,300)III: WeakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterLa Serena(pop: 154,500)III: WeakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile45 km (28 mi)E of epicenterAndacollo(pop: 11,100)III: WeakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile57 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterOvalle(pop: 77,100)II: Very weakProvincia de Limari, Region de CoquimboChile77 km (48 mi)S of epicenterPunitaqui(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakProvincia de Limari, Region de CoquimboChile80 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterMonte Patria(pop: 13,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Limari, Region de CoquimboChile82 km (51 mi)E of epicenterVicuna(pop: 27,800)II: Very weakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile83 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterLa Higuera(pop: 4,290)II: Very weakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile101 km (63 mi)E of epicenterPaiguano(pop: 4,260)II: Very weakProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile122 km (76 mi)SE of epicenterCombarbala(pop: 13,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Limari, Region de CoquimboChile165 km (102 mi)S of epicenterIllapel(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile169 km (105 mi)SE of epicenterCanela(pop: 9,180)II: Very weakProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile185 km (115 mi)S of epicenterSalamanca(pop: 13,300)I: Not feltProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile192 km (119 mi)S of epicenterLos Vilos(pop: 18,300)I: Not feltProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile194 km (121 mi)N of epicenterHuasco(pop: 8,980)I: Not feltRegion de AtacamaChile195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterVallenar(pop: 44,900)I: Not feltHuasco, Region de AtacamaChile253 km (157 mi)S of epicenterCabildo(pop: 19,300)I: Not feltPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile253 km (157 mi)S of epicenterLa Ligua(pop: 32,100)I: Not feltPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile269 km (167 mi)E of epicenterSan Jose de Jachal(pop: 21,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Jachal, San Juan ProvinceArgentina282 km (175 mi)S of epicenterPutaendo(pop: 15,400)I: Not feltSan Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de ValparaisoChile289 km (179 mi)S of epicenterQuintero(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile290 km (180 mi)S of epicenterHacienda La Calera(pop: 49,100)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile291 km (181 mi)S of epicenterLa Calera(pop: 50,200)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile295 km (183 mi)S of epicenterLa Cruz(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile295 km (183 mi)S of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 59,300)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile300 km (186 mi)S of epicenterLlaillay(pop: 22,700)I: Not feltSan Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de ValparaisoChile301 km (187 mi)S of epicenterQuillota(pop: 67,800)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile304 km (189 mi)S of epicenterConcon(pop: 42,200)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile304 km (189 mi)S of epicenterSan Esteban(pop: 17,100)I: Not feltLos Andes, Region de ValparaisoChile308 km (191 mi)S of epicenterLos Andes(pop: 63,000)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile315 km (196 mi)S of epicenterLimache(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile315 km (196 mi)S of epicenterVina del Mar(pop: 334,200)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile317 km (197 mi)S of epicenterValparaiso(pop: 282,400)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile318 km (198 mi)S of epicenterQuilpue(pop: 130,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile318 km (198 mi)S of epicenterVilla Alemana(pop: 97,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile322 km (200 mi)SE of epicenterChimbas(pop: 73,800)I: Not feltSan Juan ProvinceArgentina325 km (202 mi)SE of epicenterSan Juan(pop: 109,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de Capital, San Juan ProvinceArgentina336 km (209 mi)N of epicenterCopiapo(pop: 129,300)I: Not feltCopiapo, Region de AtacamaChile373 km (232 mi)S of epicenterSantiago(pop: 4,837,300)I: Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChile395 km (245 mi)SE of epicenterMendoza(pop: 114,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de Guaymallen, Mendoza ProvinceArgentinaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-05-3EpicenterAgency4.034 km21 mi01:50:44OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.034 km21 mi01:50:449 km al NO de Tongoy0.6 km (0.4 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)May 3, 2026 01:50 am (Universal Time)12 minutes ago4.034 km0 km - This quakeOffshore Coquimbo, ChileMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 606 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.47 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 60 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 301 quakes per year (or 25.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 607 quakes per year (or 51 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 59 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 weeks after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 11:24 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in 34 km (21 mi) distance to the east:Mag. 4.0 earthquake Coquimbo - Chile - Apr 15, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.6. It had occurred 7 years earlier, on Saturday, Jan 19, 2019, at 10:32 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -3) in Region de Coquimbo, Chile:Mag. 6.6 earthquake Near Coast of Central Chile - Jan 19, 2019 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.5. It had occurred 104 years ago earlier, on Saturday, Nov 11, 1922, at 04:32 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Region de Atacama, Chile:Mag. 8.5 earthquake 94 km ENE of Vallenar - Chile - Nov 11, 1922 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapApr 15, 11:24 pm (Santiago)4.010 km34 km (21 mi) to the E Coquimbo, Chile 2 reportsInfoApr 10, 10:14 pm (GMT -4)4.065 km47 km (29 mi) to the N Offshore Coquimbo, Chile 4 reportsInfoApr 9, 02:41 am (GMT -5)4.48.5 km80 km (50 mi) to the NW Offshore Coquimbo, ChileInfoMar 29, 05:58 pm (GMT -5)4.335 km98 km (61 mi) to the NW 86 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileInfoMar 28, 01:05 am (GMT -5)4.230 km83 km (51 mi) to the NW Offshore Coquimbo, ChileInfoMar 4, 09:08 pm (GMT -4)4.841 km60 km (38 mi) to the NProvincia de Elqui, 113 km north of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 15 reportsInfoMar 4, 09:32 am (Santiago)4.545 km71 km (44 mi) to the S 44 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoFeb 12, 10:34 am (Santiago)6.237 km69 km (43 mi) to the S 32 km SW of Ovalle, Chile 172 reportsInfoSep 6, 2023 07:48 pm (Santiago)6.336 km11 km (7.1 mi) to the SE 47 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 118 reportsInfoSep 5, 2020 09:16 pm (Santiago)6.330 km21 km (13 mi) to the SEProvincia de Elqui, 36 km northwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 84 reportsInfoJun 13, 2019 08:19 pm (GMT -4)6.110 km59 km (36 mi) to the W Off Coast of Central Chile 11 reportsInfoJan 19, 2019 10:32 pm (Santiago)6.659 km32 km (20 mi) to the NE Near Coast of Central Chile 314 reportsInfoApr 10, 2018 06:19 am (Santiago)6.266 km93 km (58 mi) to the S 57 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 53 reportsInfoFeb 9, 2016 09:33 pm (Santiago)6.324 km41 km (25 mi) to the S 30 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 36 reportsInfoNov 10, 2015 10:46 pm (GMT -4)6.712 km86 km (53 mi) to the N Near Coast of Central Chile 9 reportsInfoNov 10, 2015 09:54 pm (GMT -4)6.710 km86 km (54 mi) to the N Near Coast of Central Chile 8 reportsInfoNov 7, 2015 03:31 am (Santiago)6.639 km77 km (48 mi) to the S 30 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 53 reportsInfoSep 25, 2015 10:51 pm (Santiago)6.244 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE Near Coast of Central Chile 52 reportsInfoSep 19, 2015 01:06 am (GMT -4)6.16 km79 km (49 mi) to the NW79 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileInfoSep 16, 2015 06:54 pm (Santiago)8.223 km149 km (92 mi) to the S 40 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 103 reportsInfoOct 31, 2013 07:03 pm (Santiago)6.627 km12 km (7.3 mi) to the S 42 km southwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 11 reportsInfoJun 20, 2003 09:30 am (Santiago)6.833 km47 km (29 mi) to the S 42 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJun 18, 2002 09:56 am (Santiago)6.654 km80 km (49 mi) to the SE 24 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoApr 1, 2002 03:59 pm (Santiago)6.471 km60 km (37 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 29 km northwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoSep 3, 1998 01:37 pm (Santiago)6.627 km84 km (52 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 68 km northwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJan 12, 1998 06:14 am (Santiago)6.635 km89 km (56 mi) to the S Coquimbo, ChileInfoNov 3, 1997 03:17 pm (Santiago)6.245 km69 km (43 mi) to the SE 16 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoOct 14, 1997 09:03 pm (Santiago)7.158 km88 km (55 mi) to the S 37 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJul 27, 1997 01:21 am (Santiago)6.333 km47 km (29 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 90 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJul 6, 1997 05:54 am (GMT -4)6.819 km34 km (21 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 62 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoMay 19, 1985 02:09 pm (Santiago)6.339 km22 km (14 mi) to the E 33 km south of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoMar 13, 1975 11:26 am (Santiago)6.94 km34 km (21 mi) to the NE 1.3 km north of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJun 8, 1972 02:53 pm (Santiago)6.645 km34 km (21 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoJul 8, 1971 11:03 pm (Santiago)7.860 km272 km (169 mi) to the S 24 km northeast of Hacienda La Calera, Quillota, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoDec 8, 1970 03:30 pm (Santiago)6.451 km82 km (51 mi) to the SE Coquimbo, ChileInfoMar 28, 1965 12:33 pm (Santiago)7.470 km261 km (162 mi) to the S 7.8 km south of La Ligua, Petorca, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoApr 19, 1955 04:24 pm (GMT -4)6.915 km38 km (23 mi) to the WSouth Pacific Ocean, 70 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoApr 6, 1943 04:07 pm (Universal Time)8.135 km120 km (75 mi) to the S 45 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoNov 14, 1927 07:19 am (Universal Time)6.750 km105 km (65 mi) to the SE 50 km southeast of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoNov 17, 1922 11:02 am (Universal Time)6.715 km93 km (58 mi) to the WSouth Pacific Ocean, 132 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoNov 11, 1922 04:32 am (Universal Time)8.570 km268 km (166 mi) to the NECopiapo, 94 km east of Vallenar, Huasco, Region de Atacama, ChileInfoJul 27, 1917 02:51 am (Universal Time)7.060 km174 km (108 mi) to the SEDepartamento de Calingasta, 152 km west of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan Province, ArgentinaInfoFeb 15, 1917 12:48 am (Universal Time)6.935 km43 km (27 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 86 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, ChileInfoAug 17, 1906 12:40 am (Universal Time)8.235 km246 km (153 mi) to the S 17 km west of La Ligua, Petorca, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMar 19, 1904 06:28 am (Universal Time)7.00 km143 km (89 mi) to the N 53 km southwest of Vallenar, Huasco, Region de Atacama, ChileInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]