M4.0 earthquake 88 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 88 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Apr 16, 2017, 8:36 AM GMT-3 (11:36 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 76 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-16 11:36:08 UTC
- Depth
- 69.6 km (43.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.268° S, 69.640° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008i3r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.