M4.4 earthquake 15 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, May 13, 2015, 11:40 AM GMT-3 (14:40 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 38 km NW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-13 14:40:19 UTC
- Depth
- 59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.816° S, 71.387° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.4 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.240 km N of La Serena, Chile · 4156 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.289 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4123 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.538 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 4115 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002f05. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.