M4.9 earthquake 79 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 79 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile on Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 3:49 PM GMT-3 (18:49 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-23 18:49:21 UTC
- Depth
- 23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.505° S, 72.222° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 7
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
7 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 2.9 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 179
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d71v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.