Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 32 km NNW of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of La Serena, Chile on Sun, Jan 8, 2017, 9:40 PM GMT-3 (00:40 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 77 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-01-09 00:40:34 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.658° S, 71.429° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3542 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3523 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3522 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3516 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.29 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3508 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  6. 5.477 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3507 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.090 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3503 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.091 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3497 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.754 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3491 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3547 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3550 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.392 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3553 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3553 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.130 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3553 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3562 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3566 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3568 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3569 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3569 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  12. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3572 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 3573 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007s2a. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.