Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 56 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 56 km W of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 9:45 PM GMT-3 (00:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 39 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-17 00:45:50 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.679° S, 71.766° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.844 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.0101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.766 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.661 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.9102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.652 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.867 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.569 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.672 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 5.264 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.4113 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.4102 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.685 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 5.882 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.995 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 5.160 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  18. 5.091 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.663 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.769 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.879 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.5Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.872 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.697 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.751 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.5110 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.948 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 4.827 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.367 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.772 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.838 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 5.552 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 5.236 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 4.658 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 4.8101 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 4.161 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 4.537 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 4.691 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 4.680 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 4.269 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.699 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 12
  47. 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  48. 5.156 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 5.051 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 50
  51. 5.436 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 5.198 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 5.280 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 4.9139 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 4.4121 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 4.547 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 4.864 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 4.346 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 4.691 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 5.176 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.058 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.678 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 5.071 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.891 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.880 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 5.291 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.869 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.885 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.791 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 5.157 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.745 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 5.091 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.659 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.978 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.538 km N of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.674 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.593 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003j4a. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.