Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 85 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 85 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Nov 14, 2015, 4:43 AM GMT-3 (07:43 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-14 07:43:07 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.569° S, 72.100° 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.

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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
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 29°, dip 34°, rake 125°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 168°, dip 63°, rake 69°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.386 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3974 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.379 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3974 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.371 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3973 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.977 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3973 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3972 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3972 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.143 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3970 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.586 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.9100 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.849 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.775 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.3102 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.698 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.6158 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 5.690 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.743 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3957 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.156 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.888 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3956 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.289 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3956 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.284 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3956 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.539 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3955 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.689 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3951 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.188 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3948 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.184 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3945 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.369 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3945 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 4.593 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3944 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 4.391 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3944 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.052 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3941 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3931 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.589 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3925 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.190 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3924 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 4.683 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3920 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.367 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3975 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.4103 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3975 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.465 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3976 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3976 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.382 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.486 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.666 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.384 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.391 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.583 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.680 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.586 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.690 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.584 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.273 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.588 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.372 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.868 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 5.187 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3978 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003yb9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.