Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 16 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, Jan 22, 2015, 10:25 PM GMT-3 (01:25 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-23 01:25:39 UTC
Depth
64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.841° S, 71.456° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Andacollo, Coquimbo and La Serena; (III) at La Higuera, Ovalle, Paiguano, Rio Hurtado and Vicuna; (II) at Monte Patria.

From the USGS event page for usc000tkxp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.173 km N of Vicuña, Chile · 4258 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.364 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 4257 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.735 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4250 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.840 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4245 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.047 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4235 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4228 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.255 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4216 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.110 km N of La Serena, Chile · 4271 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.156 km N of La Serena, Chile · 4289 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4296 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkxp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.