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M5.0 earthquake 46 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 46 km W of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Aug 8, 2016, 8:24 AM GMT-4 (12:24 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mwr), moderate
Local time
UTC
2016-08-08 12:24:32 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.587° S, 71.654° 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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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
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 134°, dip 72°, rake 47°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 26°, dip 46°, rake 154°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
215

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.599 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.558 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3695 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.841 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 3695 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3695 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.854 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3692 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.388 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.255 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3668 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.939 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3667 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.879 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3661 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.731 km E of Salamanca, Chile · 3653 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.078 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3650 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.661 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3643 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3699 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3722 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006c1k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.