Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 143 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 143 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile on Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 7:59 AM GMT-3 (10:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-15 10:59:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.239° S, 72.840° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
127
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

127 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.7 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 76°, dip 40°, rake -56°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 215°, dip 58°, rake -115°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.470 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.357 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3220 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.367 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3217 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.161 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3277 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 103
  2. 4.199 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3285 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.3103 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 21
  4. 4.351 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3289 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 45
  5. 4.0Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.5124 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.2113 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.9118 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3295 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.396 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.3102 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 5.993 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3296 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 115

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ash3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.