M4.5 earthquake 81 km SW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Vallenar, Chile on Sat, May 30, 2020, 3:02 AM GMT-4 (07:02 UTC), 63 km (39 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, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-30 07:02:01 UTC
- Depth
- 63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.157° S, 71.277° 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, 2.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.169 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 2280 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.491 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a2he. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.