M4.2 earthquake 63 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 63 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile on Mon, Nov 7, 2016, 3:53 AM GMT-3 (06:53 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km SE of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-07 06:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.060° S, 71.038° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.283 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3605 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.334 km NE of Vallenar, Chile · 3601 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.631 km SE of Vallenar, Chile · 3588 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.983 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3565 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.977 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3563 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000760i. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.