M4.3 earthquake 49 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 49 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 12:50 AM GMT-3 (03:50 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.

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

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak 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: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 105.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008k6g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.