M4.1 earthquake 34 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Apr 23, 2017, 1:12 PM GMT-3 (16:12 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 144.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008k1k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.