M4.5 earthquake 34 km N of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km N of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 3:12 PM GMT-3 (18:12 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-02 18:12:11 UTC
- Depth
- 95.9 km (59.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.265° S, 70.708° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- 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: 3 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 us2000h6wm. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.