M4.6 earthquake 63 km NW of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mwr), light

Local time

Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 2:44 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-04-14 17:44:55 UTC

Depth

18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.130° S, 71.792° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Strike-slip

Moment magnitude

4.6 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 255°, dip 35°, rake -14°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 356°, dip 82°, rake -124°

Location uncertainty

About 4.0 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

172°

Stations used

77

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast37 kmSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast102 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast182 kmNW

After

1. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3813 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileMon, Apr 18, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
4. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
5. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 18, 11:54 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
6. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 11:01 AM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
7. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
8. 3.987 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Apr 26, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
9. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
10. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
11. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 30, 10:15 PM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, ChileSun, May 8, 7:33 AM GMT-3 · 3790 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
13. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 9, 8:18 AM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
14. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
15. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
16. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, May 19, 3:25 PM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
17. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 4:29 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
18. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 11:00 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
19. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 23, 8:39 AM GMT-4 · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
20. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, May 29, 7:17 PM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
21. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 30, 1:59 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
22. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
23. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
24. 4.333 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 4, 6:19 PM GMT-4 · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
25. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 6, 2:53 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
26. 4.258 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 8, 6:53 AM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
2. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
3. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
4. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Mar 26, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 3833 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
5. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 22, 9:38 PM GMT-3 · 3836 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
7. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 7:30 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
8. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
9. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
10. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005i3l. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.