Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 42 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile on Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 6:17 PM GMT-3 (21:17 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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

El Quisco 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
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-04-27 21:17:32 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.258° S, 72.004° 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 IV, light 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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 16°, dip 21°, rake 111°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 174°, dip 71°, rake 82°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.937 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 325
  2. 4.740 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.636 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.338 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.147 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  9. 5.818 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 52
  10. 4.660 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 3439 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  18. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  19. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  20. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3438 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  26. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 25
  27. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  29. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  30. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3437 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3435 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  33. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3432 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3428 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 12
  38. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 3423 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  39. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3419 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  41. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3414 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3408 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  43. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3407 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3396 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  45. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3394 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 15

Before

  1. 4.335 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.738 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.142 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.139 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 57
  5. 3.915 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.337 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.340 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.358 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.734 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.031 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.354 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  13. 4.145 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.156 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.6Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.249 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.755 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  18. 4.157 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.049 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.253 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008lev. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.