M5.3 earthquake 93 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 93 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 5:24 AM GMT-3 (08:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-10 08:24:15 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.739° S, 71.696° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 18°, dip 29°, rake 88°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 200°, dip 61°, rake 91°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 357
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hbtu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.