M4.8 earthquake 99 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 99 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 10:39 AM GMT-3 (13:39 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-28 13:39:01 UTC
- Depth
- 44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.561° S, 71.026° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 110
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 us10007vxt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.