Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 17 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 10:44 AM GMT-4 (14:44 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 85 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 10:44 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2017-06-26 14:44:51 UTC
Depth: 53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.664° S, 71.362° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 15
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 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: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 29°, dip 32°, rake 111°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 185°, dip 60°, rake 77°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 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 us20009pqf (also filed as iscgem610695069). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.