M4.3 earthquake 70 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 11:14 AM GMT-3 (14:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 77 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-25 14:14:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.860° S, 71.860° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.320 km S of Salamanca, Chile · 3585 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
- 4.470 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.260 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 16
- 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.824 km SW of La Ligua, Chile · 3572 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.013 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3566 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.0111 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3558 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.442 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3552 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 4.241 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3601 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.966 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3603 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
- 3.948 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3611 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.353 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3614 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.980 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3615 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007ca1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.