Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 90 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km W of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 1:35 AM GMT-3 (04:35 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 68 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-01-25 04:35:57 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.692° S, 72.120° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.969 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3890 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.673 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3890 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.077 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3890 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3890 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.495 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3888 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.381 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3887 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.976 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3886 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.316 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3882 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3878 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3871 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3869 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3865 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3864 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3858 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3852 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3851 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 11
  19. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3845 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3845 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.330 km WSW of Salamanca, Chile · 3907 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3909 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3914 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.051 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3920 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3922 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3925 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3925 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.453 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3929 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.183 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.187 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.894 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.292 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.686 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 5.096 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3930 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004gyp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.