M4.3 earthquake 34 km NE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Vallenar, Chile on Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:30 PM GMT-3 (18:30 UTC), 82 km (51 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
- 4.3 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-17 18:30:43 UTC
- Depth
- 82.3 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.390° S, 70.474° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.631 km SE of Vallenar, Chile · 3584 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.346 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 3584 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100079ht. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.