M3.9 earthquake 48 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Wed, Nov 2, 2016, 11:17 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-11-03 02:17:06 UTC

Depth

42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.501° S, 71.660° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Stations used

0

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast48 kmNNW
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast170 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast237 kmNNW

After

1. 3.966 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Nov 10, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 3603 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.241 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Nov 13, 2:43 PM GMT-3 · 3600 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
3. 4.370 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Nov 25, 11:14 AM GMT-3 · 3588 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 4.320 km S of Salamanca, ChileTue, Nov 29, 1:34 AM GMT-3 · 3585 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
5. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 2, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Dec 3, 1:30 AM GMT-3 · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
7. 4.470 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 2:42 AM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
8. 5.260 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 5:42 PM GMT-3 · 3575 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 16
9. 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 5:44 PM GMT-3 · 3575 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
10. 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Dec 9, 12:09 PM GMT-3 · 3574 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
11. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 11, 10:40 PM GMT-3 · 3572 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
12. 4.013 km SW of Illapel, ChileSun, Dec 18, 1:25 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
13. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.442 km NNW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Jan 1, 3:02 PM GMT-3 · 3551 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 4.353 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 30, 11:15 PM GMT-3 · 3614 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
2. 3.980 km NW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 30, 1:01 AM GMT-3 · 3615 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
3. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 23, 3:09 AM GMT-3 · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
4. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 21, 4:02 PM GMT-3 · 3623 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
5. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 16, 5:37 AM GMT-3 · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
6. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 11, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 3633 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
7. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 7, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 3637 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
8. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 5, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073vh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.