M5.1 earthquake 87 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 87 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Nov 11, 2015, 12:07 AM GMT-3 (03:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 90 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Coquimbo, La Higuera and La Serena; (II) at Andacollo and Vicuna.

From the USGS event page for us10003x9t. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003x9t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.