The Valparaíso earthquake of April 2017 was a strong earthquake that shook the cities of Valparaíso and Santiago on Monday, April 24, 2017, at 18:38 local time. Its epicenter was located off the coast of the Valparaíso Region and had a magnitude of 6.9 Mw. On the scale of Mercalli, the earthquake reached an intensity of VII. Magnitude 6.9 (mww), 28 km deep, 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile — 33.04°S, 72.06°W. April 24, 2017 at 21:38 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 1,123. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10008kce Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).