Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 101 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km W of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 6:37 AM GMT-4 (10:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 99 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-28 10:37:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.733° S, 72.229° 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
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 356°, dip 87°, rake -85°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 113°, dip 6°, rake -153°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067gp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.