M4.1 earthquake 55 km W of Cartagena, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 55 km W of Cartagena, Chile on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 7:06 AM GMT-3 (10:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 88 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-07 10:06:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.511° S, 72.204° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c1ie. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.