M4.3 earthquake 94 km E of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 94 km E of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Dec 17, 2017, 3:22 PM GMT-3 (18:22 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 88 km NW of Vinchina, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-17 18:22:38 UTC
- Depth
- 138.8 km (86.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.483° S, 69.798° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 31
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 us2000c5fh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.