Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 42 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile on Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 5:47 AM GMT-3 (08:47 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 32 km NE of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 5:47 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2017-11-26 08:47:39 UTC
Depth: 30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.636° S, 71.638° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 30
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

30 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.17
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 155°
Stations used: 41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bugk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.