M5.2 earthquake 60 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 60 km W of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 5:42 PM GMT-3 (20:42 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwr), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-08 20:42:36 UTC
- Depth
- 41.2 km (25.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.548° S, 71.798° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 16
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
16 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
- 5.2 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 176°, dip 53°, rake 98°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 342°, dip 37°, rake 79°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3572 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
- 4.013 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3566 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3565 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 4.0111 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3558 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.442 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3552 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.539 km NNE of Illapel, Chile · 3543 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3534 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 4.074 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3528 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3526 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.470 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 4.320 km S of Salamanca, Chile · 3585 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.370 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3589 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.241 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3601 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.966 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3603 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zam. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.