M4.2 earthquake 89 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 89 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 2:20 AM GMT-3 (05:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-06-17 05:20:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.399° S, 72.009° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.067 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4094 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
- 4.548 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 4083 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4069 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002mv1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.