M4.2 earthquake 154 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 10:57 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 13:57:24 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.454° S, 72.835° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 12.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

7

• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast154 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast392 kmNNW

After

1. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
2. 5.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:19 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.6169 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:00 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.480 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
5. 4.8137 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
6. 4.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
7. 4.581 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
8. 4.4123 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
9. 4.6127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:51 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
10. 4.289 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
11. 4.4117 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:17 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
12. 4.3111 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:51 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
13. 4.994 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:08 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
14. 4.5Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:35 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
15. 4.5127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:02 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
16. 4.2152 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
17. 4.373 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:51 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
18. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:05 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
19. 4.562 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:51 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
20. 4.494 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:06 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
21. 4.4125 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:43 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
22. 4.1127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
23. 3.863 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:50 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
24. 4.8141 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 10:53 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
25. 4.292 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:13 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
26. 4.5170 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:37 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
27. 4.087 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
28. 4.3146 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:10 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
29. 4.482 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
30. 4.491 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:38 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
31. 4.377 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:50 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
32. 4.1110 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
33. 4.987 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:12 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
34. 4.7130 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:35 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
35. 4.485 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
36. 4.0143 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
37. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 10:19 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
38. 4.2112 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 11:53 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
39. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 12:14 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
40. 5.0143 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:33 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
41. 4.5135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:01 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
42. 4.3135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
43. 5.487 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:31 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
44. 4.172 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
45. 4.593 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:24 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
46. 4.6143 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
47. 4.0137 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:32 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
48. 4.8135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:57 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
49. 5.696 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:08 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
50. 4.3167 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:38 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
51. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
52. 4.494 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:39 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
53. 4.2122 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:23 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
54. 4.083 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:38 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
55. 4.5126 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:42 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
56. 4.5138 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:14 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
57. 3.9133 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:16 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
58. 4.2142 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:12 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
59. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:18 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
60. 4.4115 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

1. 4.4129 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:50 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
2. 4.5141 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:24 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
3. 4.965 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:12 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
4. 4.4100 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:07 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
5. 4.489 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:16 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
6. 4.476 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
7. 4.5121 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:39 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
8. 4.3131 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:27 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
9. 4.3125 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:05 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
10. 4.568 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
11. 4.581 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
12. 4.492 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:35 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
13. 4.9Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:16 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
14. 4.9139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:43 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 5.198 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 4.2120 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
17. 4.5150 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
18. 4.3135 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:08 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
19. 4.362 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:06 AM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
20. 4.5110 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:51 PM GMT-3 · 4031 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003j71. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.