Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 47 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 12:49 PM GMT-3 (15:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 18 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time
UTC
2017-04-28 15:49:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.240° S, 72.080° 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 V, moderate 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
5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 8°, dip 42°, rake 106°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 167°, dip 50°, rake 76°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.818 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 52
  4. 4.660 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  12. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  13. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  20. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 25
  21. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  24. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3437 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  27. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3436 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3435 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3429 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 12
  32. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 3424 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  33. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3421 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  35. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3409 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  37. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3408 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3397 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  39. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3395 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 15

Before

  1. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.338 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.636 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.740 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  5. 5.937 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 325
  6. 3.942 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.335 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.738 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  9. 4.142 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3441 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  10. 5.139 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 57
  11. 3.915 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.337 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.340 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.358 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3442 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 6
  15. 3.734 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.031 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.354 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  19. 4.145 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  20. 4.156 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008llp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.