M4.5 earthquake 57 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, 2:00 PM GMT-3 (17:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-05 17:00:35 UTC
- Depth
- 15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.196° S, 72.218° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.5 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 44°, dip 35°, rake 139°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 169°, dip 68°, rake 62°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.155 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 3221 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.453 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3208 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.588 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 18
- 4.246 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3193 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 44
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bmfy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.