Chile earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 41 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 41 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Apr 23, 2017, 6:45 PM GMT-3 (21:45 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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

Valparaíso forecastMore in Chile

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-04-23 21:45:42 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.005° S, 72.073° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

Before

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008k44. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.