Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 26 km NNW of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of La Serena, Chile on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:51 AM GMT-3 (04:51 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:51 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2018-08-28 04:51:40 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 29.684° S, 71.363° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 18
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 228°, dip 35°, rake 136°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 356°, dip 66°, rake 63°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.4 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 71°
Stations used: 522

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gigb (also filed as iscgem612640273). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.