M4.5 earthquake 70 km SE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 10:16 AM GMT-3 (13:16 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-15 13:16:02 UTC
- Depth
- 111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.973° S, 70.202° 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, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 us2000e0kh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.