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M5.4 earthquake 85 km W of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 85 km W of San Antonio, Chile on Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 8:00 AM GMT-4 (12:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 8:00 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2017-07-14 12:00:29 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 33.723° S, 72.518° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 17
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

17 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong 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: 5.4 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 22°, dip 19°, rake 117°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 173°, dip 73°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 65°
Stations used: 330

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009wav (also filed as iscgem611834332). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.