M4.4 earthquake 44 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:37 PM GMT-3

UTC

2017-04-29 01:37:16 UTC

Depth

20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.225° S, 72.053° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.4 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 143°, dip 77°, rake 65°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 27°, dip 28°, rake 151°

Location uncertainty

About 4.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

50

• El Quisco, ChilePopulation 16,967. Forecast39 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast45 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast133 kmW

After

1. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 25
2. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
3. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
5. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
6. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Apr 30, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3441 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
7. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 1, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
8. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 2, 3:15 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
9. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 3, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3438 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
10. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, ChileThu, May 4, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3437 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
11. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3433 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
12. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, May 13, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3428 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
13. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, May 14, 7:32 AM GMT-4 · 3428 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 15, 10:16 PM GMT-4 · 3426 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
15. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 17, 8:44 PM GMT-4 · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 22, 9:05 PM GMT-4 · 3419 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
17. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 29, 6:24 PM GMT-4 · 3412 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
18. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 30, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
19. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jun 10, 12:09 PM GMT-4 · 3401 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
20. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jun 12, 7:27 AM GMT-4 · 3399 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 15

Before

1. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
2. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
3. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
4. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
6. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
7. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 10
8. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
9. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
11. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:27 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
14. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
15. 4.660 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:18 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
16. 5.818 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:05 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 52
17. 5.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:58 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
18. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:56 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
19. 5.147 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
20. 4.645 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 12:44 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008lww. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.