M4.0 earthquake 119 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 119 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 11:34 AM GMT-3 (14:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 96 km NW of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-16 14:34:36 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.788° S, 71.594° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 35
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
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007tiu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.