M4.7 earthquake 78 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, May 5, 2017, 3:50 AM GMT-3 (06:50 UTC), 21 km (13 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 06:50:56 UTC
- Depth
- 21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.704° S, 71.549° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt 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 359°, dip 32°, rake 103°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 164°, dip 59°, rake 82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008pl9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.