Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 9:19 PM GMT-3 (00:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 9:19 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-01-26 00:19:10 UTC
Depth: 7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.587° S, 71.838° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 25
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

25 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 3°, dip 50°, rake 100°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 167°, dip 41°, rake 78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 115°
Stations used: 140

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004ujc (also filed as gcmt20160126001910, iscgem608279289). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.