Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 89 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 89 km W of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 1:45 AM GMT-3 (04:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 72 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-26 04:45:41 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.745° S, 72.104° 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
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 6°, dip 25°, rake 102°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 173°, dip 66°, rake 85°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3824 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  2. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3822 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3818 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3814 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3813 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3811 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3810 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3810 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  10. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3803 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3803 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.987 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3801 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3798 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3789 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3837 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3839 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3839 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
  7. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3844 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3845 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3852 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3858 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3859 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3863 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005cjl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.