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M5.3 earthquake 40 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile on Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 2:41 PM GMT-3 (17:41 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 2:41 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2017-04-28 17:41:49 UTC
Depth: 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 33.279° S, 71.958° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 10
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.

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: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 357°, dip 31°, rake 86°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 182°, dip 59°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 61°
Stations used: 201

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008lnm (also filed as iscgem610650242). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.