Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 30 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 6:51 PM GMT-3 (21:51 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 37 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-04-24 21:51:53 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.960° S, 71.944° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008kcw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.