M4.2 earthquake 57 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, May 2, 2017, 3:15 AM GMT-3

UTC

2017-05-02 06:15:15 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.055° S, 72.247° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

35

• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast58 kmW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast155 kmWNW

After

1. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 3, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
2. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, ChileThu, May 4, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
3. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3432 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
4. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, May 13, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3427 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
5. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, May 14, 7:32 AM GMT-4 · 3426 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
6. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 15, 10:16 PM GMT-4 · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
7. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 17, 8:44 PM GMT-4 · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 22, 9:05 PM GMT-4 · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
9. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 29, 6:24 PM GMT-4 · 3411 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
10. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 30, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 3411 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
11. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jun 10, 12:09 PM GMT-4 · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
12. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jun 12, 7:27 AM GMT-4 · 3397 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 15

Before

1. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 1, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
2. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Apr 30, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
4. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
5. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
6. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
7. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 25
8. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
11. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
15. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
16. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
17. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
19. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008mwv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.