M3.9 earthquake 61 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (Mwr, regional moment), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Apr 30, 2017, 6:49 PM GMT-3

UTC

2017-04-30 21:49:01 UTC

Depth

16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.987° S, 72.285° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

3.9 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 14°, dip 34°, rake 101°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 180°, dip 57°, rake 83°

Location uncertainty

About 4.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

57

• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast61 kmW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast161 kmWNW

After

1. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 1, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
2. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 2, 3:15 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 3, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3439 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
4. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, ChileThu, May 4, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3437 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
5. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3433 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
6. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, May 13, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3429 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
7. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, May 14, 7:32 AM GMT-4 · 3428 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 15, 10:16 PM GMT-4 · 3426 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
9. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 17, 8:44 PM GMT-4 · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 22, 9:05 PM GMT-4 · 3419 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
11. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 29, 6:24 PM GMT-4 · 3413 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
12. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 30, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
13. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jun 10, 12:09 PM GMT-4 · 3401 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
14. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jun 12, 7:27 AM GMT-4 · 3399 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 15

Before

1. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
2. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
3. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
4. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
5. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 25
6. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
8. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3443 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
9. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
12. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
13. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 10
14. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
15. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
17. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:27 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
20. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008mai. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.