M4.7 earthquake 85 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 85 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, May 5, 2017, 12:41 AM GMT-3 (03:41 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-05 03:41:11 UTC
- Depth
- 19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.681° S, 71.628° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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
- 4.7 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 160°, dip 46°, rake 68°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 10°, dip 48°, rake 111°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 105
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.778 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 3435 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2125 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3403 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.994 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3403 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.3128 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3402 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.2120 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3400 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008pju. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.