M4.2 earthquake 53 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 7:24 AM GMT-3 (10:24 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

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 I, not felt 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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 67.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008klh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.