M4.1 earthquake 31 km SSW of Melipilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Melipilla, Chile on Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 4:19 AM GMT-4 (08:19 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-16 08:19:31 UTC
- Depth
- 50.6 km (31.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.957° S, 71.332° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
9 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 2.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.067 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 3373 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
- 4.960 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 3373 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 33
- 4.544 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 3381 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 13
- 4.145 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 3381 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009wr2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.