M4.3 earthquake 73 km N of Constitución, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km N of Constitución, Chile on Sun, Nov 15, 2015, 4:06 PM GMT-3 (19:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km NNW of Talca, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-15 19:06:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.681° S, 72.545° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.328 km W of Rauco, Chile · 3964 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 4.292 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 3961 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.653 km NNW of Talca, Chile · 3943 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
- 4.098 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 3924 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003yiu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC.