M4.7 earthquake 99 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 99 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, May 11, 2016, 2:59 PM GMT-3 (17:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-11 17:59:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.849° S, 71.350° 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 12°, dip 25°, rake 109°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 172°, dip 66°, rake 82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.190 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 3773 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.190 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3755 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.693 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 3734 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gl5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.