M4.4 earthquake 93 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 93 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 5:57 PM GMT-3 (20:57 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-09 20:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.845° S, 72.122° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 21
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
21 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 63
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.861 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3123 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
- 4.246 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 3114 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 24
- 4.451 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3100 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
- 4.450 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3088 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d2h6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.