M5.7 earthquake 57 km WNW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Jun 11, 2017, 10:43 PM GMT-4 (02:43 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-12 02:43:26 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.500° S, 71.760° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 155
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
155 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
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
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 346°, dip 33°, rake 83°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 173°, dip 58°, rake 94°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 195
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.059 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3391 days ago · 34 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.126 km SSW of Monte Patria, Chile · 3387 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3385 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 4.053 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3347 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.163 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3344 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.340 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3403 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.167 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3404 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 4.424 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3406 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
- 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3410 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 4.368 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3417 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 4.556 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3418 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009lwp (also filed as iscgem611834102). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.