Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 38 km SW of Melipilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Melipilla, Chile on Sat, May 7, 2016, 4:22 AM GMT-3 (07:22 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 07:22:21 UTC
Depth
51.6 km (32.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.956° S, 71.485° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.142 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 3804 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.130 km ESE of Paine, Chile · 3815 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 31

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fpe. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.