Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 43 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Dec 1, 2015, 9:08 AM GMT-3 (12:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 88 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-12-01 12:08:33 UTC
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.295° S, 71.571° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 9°, dip 36°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 165°, dip 57°, rake 76°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100042ev. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.