M4.9 earthquake 87 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Jan 29, 1987, 4:09 PM GMT-3 (19:09 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-29 19:09:03 UTC
- Depth
- 39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.828° S, 72.064° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 14470 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.672 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 14449 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 5.586 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14491 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.297 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14491 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.788 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14491 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.970 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14492 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14492 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.370 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 14492 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.889 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14492 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.587 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14492 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5100 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 14493 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.651 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 14493 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000320y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.