Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 21 km SW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km SW of La Ligua, Chile on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 11:54 AM GMT-3 (14:54 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 72 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-18 14:54:55 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.602° S, 71.370° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at La Ligua, Valparaiso and Zapallar; (II) at Tiltil.

From the USGS event page for us10005hz0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Stations used
0

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3811 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3811 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3809 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3806 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 3798 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 8
  6. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3797 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3797 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3783 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3777 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3770 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3818 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3818 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3822 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3822 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3845 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3847 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.323 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3848 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hz0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.