Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 54 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 54 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, May 9, 2016, 8:18 AM GMT-3 (11:18 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 28 km SW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-09 11:18:20 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.583° S, 71.847° 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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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 324°, dip 19°, rake 59°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 177°, dip 74°, rake 100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3797 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3787 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3786 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3783 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3776 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3748 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 3798 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  2. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3806 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3808 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3809 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.987 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3811 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3811 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, Chile · 3818 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3818 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3821 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3822 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005g0w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.