M4.1 earthquake 90 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 90 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Sat, May 28, 2016, 7:30 PM GMT-4 (23:30 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 84 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-28 23:30:39 UTC
- Depth
- 42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.646° S, 71.677° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 24.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.52
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3766 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
- 4.097 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.190 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3755 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yxi. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.