M3.9 earthquake 87 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mwr), minor

Local time

Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 7:54 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-04-26 10:54:19 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.764° S, 72.077° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Normal

Moment magnitude

3.9 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 348°, dip 83°, rake -93°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 193°, dip 8°, rake -65°

Location uncertainty

About 2.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

41

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast57 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast148 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast231 kmNW

After

1. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
2. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3799 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 30, 10:15 PM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
4. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 9, 8:18 AM GMT-3 · 3788 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
5. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
6. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3780 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, May 19, 3:25 PM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
8. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 4:29 AM GMT-4 · 3777 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
9. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 11:00 AM GMT-4 · 3777 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
10. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 23, 8:39 AM GMT-4 · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
11. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, May 27, 1:48 PM GMT-4 · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
12. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, May 29, 7:17 PM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
13. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 30, 1:59 AM GMT-4 · 3767 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
14. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3767 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
15. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
16. 4.333 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 4, 6:19 PM GMT-4 · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
17. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 6, 2:53 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
18. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 7, 3:06 AM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
19. 4.258 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 8, 6:53 AM GMT-4 · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
20. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:05 PM GMT-4 · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
21. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
22. 4.080 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 20, 7:08 AM GMT-4 · 3746 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
23. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 22, 5:58 AM GMT-4 · 3744 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
24. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 24, 8:47 PM GMT-4 · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
25. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 25, 6:47 AM GMT-4 · 3741 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
2. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
3. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 11:01 AM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
4. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
5. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileMon, Apr 18, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
6. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3812 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Apr 14, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 3813 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
10. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
11. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
12. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005blg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.