M4.6 earthquake 94 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Aug 28, 2016, 1:32 PM GMT-3 (16:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-28 16:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.680° S, 71.226° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.5 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 105°, dip 28°, rake 140°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 232°, dip 72°, rake 68°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.192 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3653 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.550 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3646 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 4.426 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 3635 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.437 km SSE of Copiapó, Chile · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006utw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.