M5.3 earthquake 27 km NNE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Taltal, Chile on Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 1:49 AM GMT-3 (04:49 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-30 04:49:41 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.183° S, 70.365° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 200°, dip 87°, rake -47°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 293°, dip 43°, rake -176°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 164
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000731c (also filed as iscgem609624984). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.