M4.8 earthquake 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 1:49 PM GMT-3 (16:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-28 16:49:16 UTC
- Depth
- 18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.004° S, 72.059° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 12
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.9 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.259 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2187 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.436 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 2185 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 15
- 4.580 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 2183 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 3.851 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.223 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2146 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
- 4.356 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c269. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.