Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 61 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Apr 10, 2016, 3:10 PM GMT-3 (18:10 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-10 18:10:57 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.491° S, 71.792° 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.

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
4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 354°, dip 34°, rake 95°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 169°, dip 56°, rake 87°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005gu3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.