M4.1 earthquake 75 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 75 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sun, Jun 4, 2017, 6:36 PM GMT-4 (22:36 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-04 22:36:26 UTC
- Depth
- 16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.656° S, 72.045° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.1 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 7°, dip 46°, rake 91°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 185°, dip 44°, rake 89°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 44
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.074 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3375 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 4.0169 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3365 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009kp1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.