Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 36 km NW of Talca, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Talca, Chile on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 4:09 AM GMT-3 (07:09 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-24 07:09:26 UTC
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.150° S, 71.882° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 20°, dip 25°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 178°, dip 67°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.331 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 3277 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.211 km SE of San Javier, Chile · 3299 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000atv2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.