The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.4 quake in Chile near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Region de Coquimbo, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Friday, July 3rd, 2026, at 11:09 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 45. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Combarbala (pop. 13,600) located 23 km from the epicenter, Punitaqui (pop. 10,400) 24 km away, Monte Patria (pop. 13,900) 33 km away, and Ovalle (pop. 77,100) 43 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Illapel (pop. 22,800) located 74 km from the epicenter, Coquimbo (pop. 161,300) 117 km away, La Serena (pop. 154,500) 120 km away, and La Serena (pop. 154,500) 120 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 4, 2026 03:09 am (Universal Time) local time (4 Jul 2026 03:09 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 45.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 30.98°S / 71.07°W (Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile)Primary data source: EMSC