M4.5 earthquake 38 km N of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 8:56 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-16 23:56:18 UTC

Depth

13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.286° S, 71.124° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

167°

Stations used

20

• Illapel, ChilePopulation 22,816. Forecast39 kmN
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast150 kmS
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast246 kmN

After

1. 4.978 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:57 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
2. 4.659 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
3. 5.080 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:00 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
4. 4.745 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:05 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
5. 5.157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
6. 4.791 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
7. 4.885 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
8. 4.869 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:18 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
9. 4.880 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:30 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
10. 5.071 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:34 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
11. 4.678 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
12. 5.058 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:42 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
13. 5.176 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:43 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
14. 4.656 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:45 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
15. 4.844 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
16. 4.766 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:00 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
17. 4.661 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
18. 4.652 km NNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:12 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.867 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:13 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
20. 4.569 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:20 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
21. 4.672 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
22. 5.264 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
23. 5.882 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:33 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
24. 4.995 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
25. 5.160 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:39 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
26. 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:41 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
27. 4.663 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
28. 4.769 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
29. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:57 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
30. 4.872 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
31. 4.751 km SW of Monte Patria, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:16 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
32. 4.948 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:34 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
33. 4.827 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
34. 4.367 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
35. 4.772 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
36. 4.838 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:52 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
37. 5.552 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
38. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:10 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
39. 5.236 km S of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:12 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
40. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
41. 4.658 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:20 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
42. 4.161 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
43. 4.537 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
44. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:39 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
45. 4.680 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
46. 4.269 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
47. 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
48. 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:02 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
49. 5.156 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:05 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
50. 5.051 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:08 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
51. 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:10 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 50
52. 5.436 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
53. 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:26 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
54. 5.280 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:38 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
55. 4.547 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:00 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
56. 4.864 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
57. 4.517 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
58. 4.346 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:20 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
59. 4.691 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:26 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
60. 4.368 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 4.674 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:54 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
2. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:48 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
3. 5.156 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:42 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
4. 4.971 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
5. 5.167 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:33 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
6. 5.271 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:32 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
7. 5.170 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:31 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
8. 5.559 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:28 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
9. 5.777 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
10. 7.025 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:18 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 57
11. 6.171 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:16 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
12. 5.748 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:09 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
13. 5.659 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:09 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
14. 6.155 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:03 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
15. 6.454 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 7:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
16. 8.348 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 7:54 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1,216 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003iu0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.