M4.6 earthquake 27 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mwr), light

Local time

Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 9:38 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-03-23 00:38:00 UTC

Depth

42.7 km (26.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.769° S, 71.418° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.4 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 341°, dip 27°, rake 80°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 172°, dip 63°, rake 95°

Location uncertainty

About 3.0 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

112

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast140 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast201 kmNNW

After

1. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Mar 26, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 3833 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
2. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
3. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 7
4. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
5. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Apr 14, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3813 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3811 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileMon, Apr 18, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
9. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
10. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 18, 11:54 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
11. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 11:01 AM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
12. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
13. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
14. 3.987 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Apr 26, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
15. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
16. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 30, 10:15 PM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
18. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 9, 8:18 AM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
19. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
20. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
21. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, May 19, 3:25 PM GMT-4 · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
22. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 4:29 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
23. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 11:00 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
2. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 7:30 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
3. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 16, 10:41 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
4. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
5. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
6. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
7. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 15, 1:41 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
8. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Mar 14, 7:26 AM GMT-3 · 3845 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
9. 3.947 km WSW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Mar 13, 10:09 PM GMT-3 · 3845 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Mar 7, 10:27 PM GMT-3 · 3851 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
11. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 1, 8:03 PM GMT-3 · 3857 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
12. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 29, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 3859 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
13. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Feb 25, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
14. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Feb 23, 11:32 PM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
15. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bxq. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.