M6.1 earthquake 54 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 1:26 PM GMT-4 (17:26 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-25 17:26:50 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 26.107° S, 70.511° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 18
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
18 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 320°, dip 64°, rake -97°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 157°, dip 27°, rake -74°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 25°
- Stations used
- 695
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hi2 (also filed as gcmt20160725172649, iscgem611830214). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.