M4.5 earthquake 52 km NNW of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of La Serena, Chile on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 9:17 AM GMT-3 (12:17 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-07 12:17:39 UTC
- Depth
- 36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.444° S, 71.377° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 14
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
14 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2103 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3233 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3230 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.368 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3212 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.470 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3212 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bjt0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.