M4.6 earthquake 55 km NW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 55 km NW of La Ligua, Chile on Wed, Apr 23, 1986, 10:43 PM GMT-4 (02:43 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-24 02:43:41 UTC
- Depth
- 69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.099° S, 71.647° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.053 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.733 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 14744 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.429 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14743 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.947 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 14743 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.457 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t55. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.