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M5.0 earthquake 28 km SW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 8:51 AM GMT-4 (12:51 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 8:51 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2016-06-27 12:51:13 UTC
Depth: 45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.781° S, 71.420° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 179°, dip 66°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 319°, dip 31°, rake 53°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 120°
Stations used: 158

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000676p (also filed as iscgem609063487). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.