M3.9 earthquake 78 km W of Quellón, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mwr), minor

Local time

Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 3:56 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-12-27 18:56:06 UTC

Depth

14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

43.218° S, 74.575° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

3.9 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 19°, dip 47°, rake 109°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 172°, dip 46°, rake 70°

Location uncertainty

About 3.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

226°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

27

• Quellón, ChilePopulation 21,823. Forecast79 kmW
• Puerto Montt, ChilePopulation 245,902. Forecast236 kmSW

After

1. 4.164 km WSW of Quellón, ChileWed, Dec 28, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 3562 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
2. 4.168 km W of Quellón, ChileWed, Dec 28, 8:51 PM GMT-3 · 3562 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
3. 3.966 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Jan 1, 1:13 AM GMT-3 · 3558 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
4. 4.280 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Jan 1, 2:47 PM GMT-3 · 3558 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
5. 5.576 km WSW of Quellón, ChileTue, Jan 3, 6:19 PM GMT-3 · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
6. 4.149 km WSW of Quellón, ChileFri, Jan 6, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3553 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
7. 4.552 km WSW of Quellón, ChileWed, Jan 18, 10:31 AM GMT-3 · 3541 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
8. 4.152 km W of Quellón, ChileSat, Jan 21, 10:25 PM GMT-3 · 3537 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
9. 3.978 km SW of Quellón, ChileTue, Jan 31, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 3528 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
10. 4.169 km W of Quellón, ChileTue, Feb 7, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3521 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
11. 4.270 km W of Quellón, ChileFri, Feb 24, 4:07 PM GMT-3 · 3504 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away

Before

1. 4.556 km W of Quellón, ChileTue, Dec 27, 3:18 PM GMT-3 · 3563 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
2. 4.849 km SW of Quellón, ChileTue, Dec 27, 11:07 AM GMT-3 · 3563 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
3. 4.763 km WSW of Quellón, ChileMon, Dec 26, 9:45 PM GMT-3 · 3563 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.370 km W of Quellón, ChileMon, Dec 26, 1:02 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
5. 4.174 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 9:43 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
6. 4.278 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 9:12 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
7. 5.268 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 7:54 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
8. 4.186 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 6:55 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
9. 4.1100 km W of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 5:48 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
10. 4.574 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 2:58 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
11. 4.585 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 2:03 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
12. 4.169 km W of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 1:07 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
13. 4.156 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 1:00 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
14. 4.471 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:41 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.065 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:21 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
16. 4.364 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 12:17 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
17. 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 11:32 AM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
18. 7.641 km SW of Quellón, ChileSun, Dec 25, 11:22 AM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 283 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
19. 4.6161 km WSW of Quellón, ChileTue, Dec 20, 8:29 AM GMT-3 · 3570 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007n2c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.