M4.3 earthquake 27 km W of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 27 km W of La Ligua, Chile on Wed, Apr 29, 1987, 5:10 PM GMT-4 (21:10 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 48 km W of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-29 21:10:44 UTC
- Depth
- 50.3 km (31.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.412° S, 71.524° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034k7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.