Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 20 km S of Salamanca, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 20 km S of Salamanca, Chile on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 1:34 AM GMT-3 (04:34 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 60 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-29 04:34:30 UTC
Depth
91.1 km (56.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
31.965° S, 70.986° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
51

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007d2d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.