Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 103 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 103 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 11:36 AM GMT-3 (14:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 75 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-13 14:36:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.594° S, 72.323° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 17°, dip 40°, rake -71°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 173°, dip 52°, rake -105°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.367 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3966 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.485 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3965 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.386 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3965 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.379 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3965 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.371 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3964 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.977 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3964 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.143 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3960 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.586 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3960 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.9100 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.775 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3957 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3102 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3954 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.698 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3954 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.6158 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3952 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 5.690 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3951 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.888 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3947 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.289 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3947 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.284 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3947 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.539 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3946 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.4111 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.689 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3942 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.188 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3939 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.184 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3936 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.369 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3936 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.593 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3935 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.391 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3934 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3922 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.589 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3921 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3916 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.190 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3915 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.683 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.465 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.382 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.486 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.666 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.384 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.391 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.583 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.680 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.586 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.690 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.584 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.273 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.588 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.372 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.868 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 5.187 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 6.985 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 23
  20. 4.587 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003y3a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.