M4.8 earthquake 61 km SE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 6:44 AM GMT-3 (09:44 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-07 09:44:18 UTC
- Depth
- 92.5 km (57.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.008° S, 70.358° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.1 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 124
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i425. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.