M4.2 earthquake 114 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 114 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:11 PM GMT-3 (15:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-25 15:11:18 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.245° S, 71.189° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100034ry. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.