Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 73 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Nov 11, 2015, 1:46 AM GMT-3 (04:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 84 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-11 04:46:30 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.715° S, 72.052° 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.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003y41. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.