M3.9 earthquake 77 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mwr), minor

Local time

Sun, Nov 15, 2015, 8:29 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-11-15 23:29:44 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

29.539° S, 71.981° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

3.9 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 323°, dip 34°, rake 68°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 169°, dip 59°, rake 104°

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

36

• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast77 kmNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast454 kmNNW

After

1. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 16, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 3971 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
2. 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 16, 5:52 PM GMT-3 · 3970 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
3. 4.143 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 19, 2:02 AM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
4. 4.586 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 19, 4:47 AM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.9100 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 19, 7:52 PM GMT-3 · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
6. 3.849 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 21, 4:22 PM GMT-3 · 3966 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
7. 4.775 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 22, 2:57 AM GMT-3 · 3965 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
8. 4.3102 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 25, 4:55 PM GMT-3 · 3962 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
9. 4.698 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 25, 5:57 PM GMT-3 · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
10. 4.6158 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 27, 4:51 PM GMT-3 · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
11. 5.690 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 28, 2:44 AM GMT-3 · 3959 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
12. 4.343 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 28, 9:47 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
13. 4.743 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Dec 1, 9:08 AM GMT-3 · 3956 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
14. 4.156 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 1, 12:31 PM GMT-3 · 3956 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
15. 4.888 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Dec 2, 6:38 AM GMT-3 · 3955 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
16. 4.284 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Dec 3, 12:56 AM GMT-3 · 3954 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
17. 4.539 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Dec 3, 5:32 AM GMT-3 · 3954 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
18. 4.689 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 7, 2:41 PM GMT-3 · 3950 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
19. 4.188 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 10, 9:18 PM GMT-3 · 3946 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
20. 4.184 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Dec 13, 11:25 AM GMT-3 · 3944 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
21. 4.369 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Dec 13, 11:35 AM GMT-3 · 3944 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
22. 4.593 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 14, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 3943 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
23. 4.391 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Dec 15, 1:51 AM GMT-3 · 3942 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
24. 4.052 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 3:55 AM GMT-3 · 3940 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
25. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Dec 27, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 3929 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
26. 4.589 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 28, 11:36 AM GMT-3 · 3929 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
27. 4.190 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 3, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
28. 4.683 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jan 8, 12:11 AM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 4.371 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 15, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
2. 4.379 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 14, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
3. 4.386 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 14, 11:54 AM GMT-3 · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
4. 4.485 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 14, 4:43 AM GMT-3 · 3973 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
5. 4.367 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 13, 5:28 PM GMT-3 · 3973 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
6. 4.4103 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 13, 11:36 AM GMT-3 · 3974 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
7. 4.465 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 13, 12:27 AM GMT-3 · 3974 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
8. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 12, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 3975 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
9. 4.382 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 12, 11:45 AM GMT-3 · 3975 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
10. 4.486 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 12, 3:53 AM GMT-3 · 3975 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
11. 4.666 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 3:33 PM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
12. 4.384 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 2:33 PM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
13. 4.391 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 12:43 PM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
14. 4.583 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 6:14 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
15. 4.680 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 6:07 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
16. 3.982 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 6:03 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
17. 4.586 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 4:42 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
18. 4.690 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 4:08 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
19. 4.584 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 3:35 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
20. 4.273 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003yk2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.