Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 52 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 10:15 PM GMT-3 (01:15 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-01 01:15:43 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.597° S, 71.826° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 3789 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 8
  2. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3788 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  11. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3799 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3800 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.987 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3802 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3802 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, Chile · 3809 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3810 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3813 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3813 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005csg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.