Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 58 km SW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 58 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 2:43 AM GMT-4 (06:43 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km N of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-10 06:43:40 UTC
Depth
31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.963° S, 71.657° 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
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 31°, dip 28°, rake -81°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 201°, dip 62°, rake -95°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.841 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 3695 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 9
  2. 3.854 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3692 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.430 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3678 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.388 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.255 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3668 days ago · 67 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.939 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3667 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.879 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3661 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.731 km E of Salamanca, Chile · 3653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.944 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 3650 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.078 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3650 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.661 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3643 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.599 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3697 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3699 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.8Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3710 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 51
  8. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006cj8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.