M5.0 earthquake 71 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

5.0 (mb), moderate

Local time

Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 9:34 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 00:34:17 UTC

Depth

12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.418° S, 71.877° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

86

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast66 kmNNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast171 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast254 kmNNW

After

1. 4.678 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
2. 5.058 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:42 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
3. 5.176 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:43 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
4. 4.656 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:45 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
5. 4.844 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
6. 5.0101 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
7. 4.766 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:00 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
8. 4.661 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
9. 4.9102 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:09 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
10. 4.652 km NNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:12 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
11. 4.867 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:13 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
12. 4.569 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:20 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
13. 4.672 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
14. 5.264 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
15. 4.4113 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
16. 4.4102 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:28 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
17. 4.685 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 5.882 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:33 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
19. 4.995 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
20. 5.160 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:39 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
21. 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:41 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
22. 5.091 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
23. 4.663 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
24. 4.769 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
25. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:57 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
26. 4.879 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
27. 4.5Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:06 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
28. 4.872 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
29. 4.697 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:13 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
30. 4.751 km SW of Monte Patria, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:16 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
31. 4.5110 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:20 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
32. 4.6Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
33. 4.948 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:34 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
34. 4.827 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:36 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
35. 4.367 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
36. 4.772 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
37. 4.838 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:52 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
38. 5.552 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
39. 4.362 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:06 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
40. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:10 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
41. 5.236 km S of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:12 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
42. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
43. 4.658 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:20 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
44. 4.8101 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:24 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
45. 4.161 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
46. 4.537 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
47. 4.691 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:34 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
48. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:39 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
49. 4.680 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
50. 4.2120 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
51. 4.269 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
52. 4.699 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
53. 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 12
54. 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:02 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
55. 5.156 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:05 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
56. 5.051 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:08 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
57. 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:10 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 50
58. 5.436 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
59. 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:26 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
60. 5.198 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 4.891 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:32 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
2. 4.880 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:30 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
3. 5.291 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:22 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
4. 4.869 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:18 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
5. 4.7155 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:17 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
6. 4.885 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
7. 4.791 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
8. 5.157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
9. 4.745 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:05 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
10. 5.091 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:01 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
11. 5.080 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:00 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
12. 4.659 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
13. 4.978 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:57 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
14. 4.538 km N of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
15. 4.674 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:54 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
16. 4.593 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:51 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
17. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:48 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
18. 5.156 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:42 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
19. 5.982 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:38 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
20. 4.971 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003j3s. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.