M4.2 earthquake 55 km SW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Copiapó, Chile on Tue, Oct 13, 2015, 9:45 AM GMT-3 (12:45 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-10-13 12:45:55 UTC
- Depth
- 61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.659° S, 70.783° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003nad. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.