Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 3:44 PM GMT-3 (18:44 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 55 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 3:44 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2017-03-31 18:44:39 UTC
Depth: 41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.758° S, 71.494° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 27
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

27 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 358°, dip 34°, rake 95°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 172°, dip 56°, rake 86°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 78°
Stations used: 170

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dmt (also filed as iscgem610467777). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.