Chile earthquakes

M6.9 earthquake 81 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 81 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 10:54 PM GMT-3 (01:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.9 (mww), strong
Local time: Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 10:54 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-11-11 01:54:38 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 29.507° S, 72.007° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 48
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: Yes: a large quake in an oceanic region
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Tsunami

The USGS flags a quake this large in an oceanic region. The flag does not mean a tsunami happened; the tsunami warning centers decide that, and their messages are below when they issued any.

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Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 11.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.3 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

48 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

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: 6.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 176°, dip 76°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 9°, dip 14°, rake 102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from: From moment tensor inversion
Station coverage gap: 32°
Stations used: 193

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003x8t (also filed as pt15315051, at00nxmnz2, iscgem611838315, atlas20151111015438). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.