Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 62 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, May 30, 2017, 2:45 AM GMT-4 (06:45 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 85 km W of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-30 06:45:56 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.932° S, 72.283° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.558 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3400 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.321 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3398 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 15
  3. 4.5Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3392 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.442 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3379 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
  5. 4.960 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 3373 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 33
  6. 4.067 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 3373 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.143 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3370 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.695 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 3366 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  9. 5.485 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 17
  10. 4.330 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3358 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 32
  11. 4.340 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3357 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 17

Before

  1. 3.949 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3411 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.167 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3411 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.151 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.273 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.262 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.311 km S of Valparaíso, Chile · 3427 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.239 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3428 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12
  8. 3.9Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3432 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.971 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.460 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3438 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.257 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.154 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.961 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008wcq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.