M4.1 earthquake 130 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 130 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 11:25 PM GMT-3 (02:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 74 km NNW of Vallenar, 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
- 2017-11-15 02:25:58 UTC
- Depth
- 8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.665° S, 71.608° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.474 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 3198 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2104 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3191 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bnnp. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.