M4.5 earthquake 58 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 58 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 12:19 AM GMT-3 (03:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 66 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-17 03:19:27 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.600° S, 71.360° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 36
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700071g0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.