M4.1 earthquake 56 km E of Molina, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56 km E of Molina, Chile on Sat, Jul 8, 2017, 4:49 PM GMT-4 (20:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 37 km E of Molina, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-08 20:49:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.186° S, 70.669° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 37
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000988x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.