M4.2 earthquake 62 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mwr), light

Local time

Mon, May 15, 2017, 10:16 PM GMT-4

UTC

2017-05-16 02:16:27 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.966° S, 72.294° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Strike-slip

Moment magnitude

4.2 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 82°, dip 62°, rake 168°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 178°, dip 79°, rake 29°

Location uncertainty

About 4.0 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

40

• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast62 kmW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast163 kmWNW

After

1. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 17, 8:44 PM GMT-4 · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 22, 9:05 PM GMT-4 · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
3. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 29, 6:24 PM GMT-4 · 3410 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
4. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 30, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 3409 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
5. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jun 10, 12:09 PM GMT-4 · 3398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
6. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jun 12, 7:27 AM GMT-4 · 3396 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 15
7. 4.442 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Jul 1, 1:17 PM GMT-4 · 3377 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
8. 4.960 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileThu, Jul 6, 11:04 PM GMT-4 · 3371 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 33
9. 4.067 km W of San Antonio, ChileThu, Jul 6, 11:31 PM GMT-4 · 3371 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
10. 4.143 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jul 10, 4:22 AM GMT-4 · 3368 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
11. 4.695 km W of San Antonio, ChileFri, Jul 14, 7:41 AM GMT-4 · 3364 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
12. 5.485 km W of San Antonio, ChileFri, Jul 14, 8:00 AM GMT-4 · 3364 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 17

Before

1. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, ChileSun, May 14, 7:32 AM GMT-4 · 3425 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
2. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, May 13, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3426 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
3. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, May 9, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 3430 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
4. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, ChileThu, May 4, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
5. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, May 3, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3436 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
6. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, May 2, 3:15 AM GMT-3 · 3437 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
7. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 1, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
8. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSun, Apr 30, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3439 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
9. 4.251 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
10. 4.247 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 5:30 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
11. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 29, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.817 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
13. 5.136 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 25
14. 4.444 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.439 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
16. 3.864 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
17. 4.138 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 3441 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
18. 3.850 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 3441 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.239 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Apr 28, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 3441 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
20. 4.145 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Apr 28, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3441 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008sn8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.