M4.5 earthquake 72 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 4:05 AM GMT-3

UTC

2017-03-16 07:05:11 UTC

Depth

21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.025° S, 72.199° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Oblique reverse

Moment magnitude

4.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 25°, dip 20°, rake 124°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 169°, dip 73°, rake 78°

Location uncertainty

About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

82

• San Antonio, ChilePopulation 87,675. Forecast73 kmSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast122 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast157 kmWSW

After

1. 4.140 km W of Santa Cruz, ChileWed, Apr 19, 8:24 PM GMT-3 · 3453 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
2. 3.953 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 3:54 AM GMT-3 · 3449 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
3. 5.039 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 6:58 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
4. 4.326 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 8:28 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
5. 4.743 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 8:54 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
6. 4.440 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 8:58 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
7. 4.549 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 9:17 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.745 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 10:33 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
9. 5.239 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Apr 24, 10:43 PM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 22
10. 4.650 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Apr 25, 12:02 AM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.249 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Apr 25, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.145 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Apr 25, 1:48 PM GMT-3 · 3447 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.354 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Apr 25, 5:57 PM GMT-3 · 3447 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
14. 4.358 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Apr 26, 7:05 AM GMT-3 · 3447 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
15. 4.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Apr 26, 11:45 AM GMT-3 · 3447 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.337 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Apr 26, 12:14 PM GMT-3 · 3446 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
17. 5.139 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Apr 27, 2:09 AM GMT-3 · 3446 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 57
18. 4.142 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Apr 27, 3:55 AM GMT-3 · 3446 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.738 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Apr 27, 5:24 AM GMT-3 · 3446 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
20. 4.335 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Apr 27, 5:46 AM GMT-3 · 3446 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
21. 3.942 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Apr 27, 6:17 PM GMT-3 · 3445 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
22. 5.937 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:30 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 325
23. 4.740 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:33 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
24. 4.636 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:40 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
25. 4.338 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:43 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
26. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:44 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
27. 5.147 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
28. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:56 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
29. 5.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:58 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
30. 4.660 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:18 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
31. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
32. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:27 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
33. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
34. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
35. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
36. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
37. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
38. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
39. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
40. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
41. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
42. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
43. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
44. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
45. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
46. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 25
47. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
48. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
49. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
50. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3434 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 4.420 km NW of Melipilla, ChileTue, Mar 14, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 3489 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 32
2. 4.342 km WSW of Santa Cruz, ChileTue, Mar 14, 12:27 AM GMT-3 · 3490 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
3. 4.747 km WSW of Santa Cruz, ChileSat, Mar 11, 12:42 AM GMT-3 · 3493 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 39

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008sf5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.