M4.2 earthquake 83 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 12:04 PM GMT-3 (15:04 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km NE 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 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-14 15:04:53 UTC
- Depth
- 23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.907° S, 71.150° 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.
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
- 3.9 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 28°, dip 28°, rake 116°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 179°, dip 65°, rake 77°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.334 km NE of Vallenar, Chile · 3596 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7104 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 3583 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.897 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 3583 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4113 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 3583 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7107 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 3582 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.977 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3558 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077q4. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.