M4.2 earthquake 76 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 6:06 PM GMT-3 (21:06 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-31 21:06:00 UTC
- Depth
- 111.3 km (69.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 27.565° S, 69.587° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bym9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.