M4.5 earthquake 56 km W of Quellón, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 3:18 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-12-27 18:18:05 UTC

Depth

25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

43.216° S, 74.293° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 173°, dip 75°, rake 74°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 40°, dip 22°, rake 135°

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

133°

Stations used

116

• Quellón, ChilePopulation 21,823. Forecast56 kmWSW
• Puerto Montt, ChilePopulation 245,902. Forecast224 kmSSW

After

1. 3.978 km W of Quellón, ChileTue, Dec 27, 3:56 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
2. 4.164 km WSW of Quellón, ChileWed, Dec 28, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
3. 4.168 km W of Quellón, ChileWed, Dec 28, 8:51 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
4. 3.966 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Jan 1, 1:13 AM GMT-3 · 3561 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
5. 4.280 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Jan 1, 2:47 PM GMT-3 · 3560 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
6. 5.576 km WSW of Quellón, ChileTue, Jan 3, 6:19 PM GMT-3 · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
7. 4.149 km WSW of Quellón, ChileFri, Jan 6, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3555 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
8. 4.552 km WSW of Quellón, ChileWed, Jan 18, 10:31 AM GMT-3 · 3544 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
9. 4.152 km W of Quellón, ChileSat, Jan 21, 10:25 PM GMT-3 · 3540 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.978 km SW of Quellón, ChileTue, Jan 31, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 3530 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
11. 4.169 km W of Quellón, ChileTue, Feb 7, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3523 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
12. 4.270 km W of Quellón, ChileFri, Feb 24, 4:07 PM GMT-3 · 3506 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away

Before

1. 4.849 km SW of Quellón, ChileTue, Dec 27, 11:07 AM GMT-3 · 3566 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
2. 4.763 km WSW of Quellón, ChileMon, Dec 26, 9:45 PM GMT-3 · 3566 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.370 km W of Quellón, ChileMon, Dec 26, 1:02 PM GMT-3 · 3566 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
4. 4.174 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 9:43 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
5. 4.278 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 9:12 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
6. 5.268 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 7:54 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
7. 4.186 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 6:55 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
8. 4.1100 km W of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 5:48 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
9. 4.574 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 2:58 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
10. 4.585 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 2:03 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
11. 4.169 km W of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 1:07 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
12. 4.156 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 1:00 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
13. 4.471 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:41 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.065 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:21 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
15. 4.364 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:17 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
16. 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 11:32 AM GMT-3 · 3568 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
17. 7.641 km SW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 11:22 AM GMT-3 · 3568 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 283 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007n24. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.