Chile earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 60 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 2:35 PM GMT-3 (17:35 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 53 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 2:35 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-04-06 17:35:38 UTC
Depth: 29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.483° S, 71.783° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 168°, dip 61°, rake 82°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 4°, dip 30°, rake 104°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 317

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fvy (also filed as iscgem608540955). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.