Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 161 km WSW of Quellón, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 161 km WSW of Quellón, Chile on Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 8:29 AM GMT-3 (11:29 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 80 km WSW of Quellón, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-12-20 11:29:56 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.639° S, 75.472° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.2 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.364 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.065 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.471 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.169 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.585 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.574 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.1100 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.186 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 5.268 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.278 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.174 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3565 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.370 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.763 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3564 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.978 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.164 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3562 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.168 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3562 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.966 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3559 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.280 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3558 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 5.576 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.978 km SW of Quellón, Chile · 3528 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.169 km W of Quellón, Chile · 3521 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rfa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.