M5.1 earthquake 56 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

5.1 (mb), moderate

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 1:05 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 04:05:04 UTC

Depth

18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.471° S, 71.738° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

57

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast54 kmNNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast173 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast243 kmNNW

After

1. 5.051 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:08 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
2. 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 50
3. 5.436 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
4. 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
5. 5.198 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
6. 5.280 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:38 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
7. 4.9139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:43 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 4.4121 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
9. 4.547 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:00 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
10. 4.864 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
11. 4.346 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
12. 4.691 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
13. 4.368 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
14. 5.279 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:40 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
15. 5.592 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:44 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.489 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:51 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
17. 4.889 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:57 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
18. 4.742 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:01 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
19. 4.581 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
20. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
21. 4.545 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
22. 4.867 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
23. 4.974 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:38 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
24. 4.382 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:57 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
25. 4.568 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
26. 4.3125 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:05 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
27. 4.156 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:11 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
28. 4.368 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:17 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
29. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:18 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
30. 4.777 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:18 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
31. 4.941 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:28 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
32. 4.474 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:31 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
33. 4.349 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:39 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
34. 4.580 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:46 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
35. 4.476 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
36. 4.491 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
37. 4.431 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:00 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
38. 4.460 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
39. 4.574 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
40. 4.374 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:14 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
41. 4.489 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:16 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
42. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:23 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
43. 4.573 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:31 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
44. 4.722 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
45. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:39 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
46. 4.482 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:41 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
47. 4.279 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
48. 4.262 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:01 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
49. 4.5113 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:03 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
50. 4.681 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
51. 4.680 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
52. 4.464 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:37 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
53. 4.685 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:42 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
54. 4.4100 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:07 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
55. 4.471 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
56. 4.965 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:12 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
57. 4.146 km SSW of Monte Patria, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:29 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
58. 5.249 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
59. 4.170 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
60. 4.5116 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:02 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
2. 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 12
3. 4.699 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
4. 4.269 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
5. 4.2120 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
6. 4.680 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
7. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:39 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 4.691 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:34 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
9. 4.537 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
10. 4.161 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
11. 4.8101 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:24 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
12. 4.658 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
13. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
14. 5.236 km S of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:12 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
15. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
16. 4.362 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:06 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
17. 5.552 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
18. 4.838 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:52 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
19. 4.772 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
20. 4.367 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003j4e. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.