M4.4 earthquake 30 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 4:36 PM GMT-3 (19:36 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-27 19:36:08 UTC
- Depth
- 27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.770° S, 71.711° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.388 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.255 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3669 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.939 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3668 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
- 3.944 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 3651 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.078 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3650 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.661 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3644 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.339 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 3690 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
- 3.854 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3693 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.478 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3693 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 4.841 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 3696 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
- 4.558 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006uma. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.