Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 109 km W of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 109 km W of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Mar 1, 2015, 1:26 PM GMT-3 (16:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 84 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-01 16:26:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
27.241° S, 71.430° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0108 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 4231 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.284 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 4231 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.677 km SW of Copiapó, Chile · 4219 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.6118 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 4211 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.283 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 4173 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.9120 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 4232 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4107 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 4234 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.4108 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 4237 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.2131 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 4250 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tu7d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.