Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 88 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 6:38 AM GMT-3 (09:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 57 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 6:38 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-12-02 09:38:27 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.394° S, 72.111° 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: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 15°, dip 28°, rake 115°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 168°, dip 65°, rake 78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 88°
Stations used: 90

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100042n3 (also filed as gcmt20151202093828). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.