M4.5 earthquake 37 km E of Molina, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km E of Molina, Chile on Tue, Aug 1, 2017, 9:13 AM GMT-4 (13:13 UTC), 99 km (62 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-01 13:13:30 UTC
- Depth
- 99.5 km (61.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.152° S, 70.876° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.543 km NW of Talca, Chile · 3340 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 20
- 4.211 km SE of San Javier, Chile · 3301 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 4.336 km NW of Talca, Chile · 3294 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a5k0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.