Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 67 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 67 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile on Mon, May 29, 2017, 4:39 PM GMT-4 (20:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 57 km WNW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2017-05-29 20:39:36 UTC
Depth
33.4 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.147° S, 71.849° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3409 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3408 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.757 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3395 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 155
  4. 4.059 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3395 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3389 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.442 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3376 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
  7. 4.143 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3367 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3415 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.368 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3422 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.556 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3422 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  5. 4.059 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3428 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3433 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.969 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3439 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008w4f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.