M4.1 earthquake 23 km N of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 23 km N of Vallenar, Chile on Thu, May 3, 2018, 2:15 PM GMT-3 (17:15 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 58 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-03 17:15:45 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.367° S, 70.791° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 39
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.997 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 3056 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.317 km SSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3020 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.658 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3011 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.4Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 3010 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dxc6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.