Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 67 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 67 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Sep 30, 2015, 11:25 PM GMT-3 (02:25 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-01 02:25:54 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.146° S, 72.007° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 11°, dip 31°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 168°, dip 61°, rake 79°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jed. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.