M4.5 earthquake 127 km SE of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Copiapó, Chile on Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 11:59 AM GMT-3 (14:59 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 105 km W of Vinchina, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-13 14:59:55 UTC
- Depth
- 118.9 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.014° S, 69.260° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000alhm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.