M4.6 earthquake 72 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mwr), light

Local time

Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 11:01 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-04-25 14:01:46 UTC

Depth

22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.146° S, 71.909° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Strike-slip

Moment magnitude

4.6 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 268°, dip 30°, rake 13°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 167°, dip 83°, rake 119°

Location uncertainty

About 3.2 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

72

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast46 kmSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast102 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast187 kmNW

After

1. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
2. 3.987 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Apr 26, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
3. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3801 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
4. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
5. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 30, 10:15 PM GMT-3 · 3798 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
6. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, ChileSun, May 8, 7:33 AM GMT-3 · 3790 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
7. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 9, 8:18 AM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
8. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
9. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
10. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, May 19, 3:25 PM GMT-4 · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
11. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 4:29 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
12. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 11:00 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
13. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 23, 8:39 AM GMT-4 · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
14. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, May 29, 7:17 PM GMT-4 · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
15. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 30, 1:59 AM GMT-4 · 3769 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
16. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
17. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
18. 4.333 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 4, 6:19 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
19. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 6, 2:53 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
20. 4.258 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 8, 6:53 AM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
21. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:05 PM GMT-4 · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
22. 4.080 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 20, 7:08 AM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 18, 11:54 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
2. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
3. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileMon, Apr 18, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
4. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3811 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Apr 14, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
8. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005lk7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.