Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 70 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 70 km W of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 2:42 AM GMT-3 (05:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 60 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-12-08 05:42:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.627° S, 71.918° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.260 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 16
  2. 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3573 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.013 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3566 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0111 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3559 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.442 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3552 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.539 km NNE of Illapel, Chile · 3543 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3534 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.074 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3528 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3526 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3583 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.320 km S of Salamanca, Chile · 3585 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.370 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3589 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.241 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3601 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.966 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3604 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007z31. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.