Chile earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 46 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 46 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Apr 23, 2017, 4:46 PM GMT-3 (19:46 UTC), 16 km (10 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-04-23 19:46:18 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.031° S, 72.126° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008k37. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.