M4.6 earthquake 31 km SE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 2:51 PM GMT-3 (17:51 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-30 17:51:28 UTC
- Depth
- 88.8 km (55.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.738° S, 70.500° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.39
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.346 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 3587 days ago · 115 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.2119 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 3550 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dha. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM UTC.