Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 50 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 12:02 AM GMT-3 (03:02 UTC), 20 km (12 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-25 03:02:22 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.130° S, 72.162° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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?

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 9°, dip 31°, rake 112°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 163°, dip 61°, rake 77°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008khr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.