M4.2 earthquake 51 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mwr), light

Local time

Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 5:54 AM GMT-3

UTC

2017-04-29 08:54:01 UTC

Depth

20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.219° S, 72.137° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Oblique reverse

Moment magnitude

4.2 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 24°, dip 27°, rake 142°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 148°, dip 74°, rake 68°

Location uncertainty

About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

46

• El Quisco, ChilePopulation 16,967. Forecast46 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast51 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast141 kmW

After

1. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Apr 30, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
2. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 1, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 2, 3:15 AM GMT-3 · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
4. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 3, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
5. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, ChileThu, May 4, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
6. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3432 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
7. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, May 13, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3427 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
8. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, May 14, 7:32 AM GMT-4 · 3426 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
9. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 15, 10:16 PM GMT-4 · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
10. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 17, 8:44 PM GMT-4 · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 22, 9:05 PM GMT-4 · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 29, 6:24 PM GMT-4 · 3411 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
13. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 30, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 3411 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
14. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jun 10, 12:09 PM GMT-4 · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
15. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jun 12, 7:27 AM GMT-4 · 3397 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15

Before

1. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
2. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
3. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
4. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 25
5. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
7. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
8. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
9. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
12. 5.340 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
13. 4.551 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
14. 3.750 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.244 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
16. 4.651 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:09 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
17. 4.347 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.639 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:27 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.639 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
20. 4.660 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 1:18 PM GMT-3 · 3442 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008pn0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.