M4.6 earthquake 80 km NW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 6:27 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 09:27:54 UTC

Depth

22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.143° S, 71.792° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

26

• Illapel, ChilePopulation 22,816. Forecast80 kmNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast139 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast279 kmNNW

After

1. 4.464 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:37 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
2. 4.685 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:42 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
3. 4.4100 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:07 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
4. 4.471 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
5. 4.965 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:12 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.146 km SSW of Monte Patria, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:29 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
7. 5.249 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
8. 4.170 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
9. 4.5116 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
10. 4.376 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:12 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
11. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:23 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
12. 4.5141 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:24 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
13. 4.245 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:37 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.355 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:42 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
15. 4.4129 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:50 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
16. 4.660 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:24 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
17. 4.3110 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:51 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
18. 4.536 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:58 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
19. 4.751 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:04 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
20. 4.695 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:22 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
21. 4.575 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:39 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
22. 4.470 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:47 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
23. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
24. 4.133 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
25. 5.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:19 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
26. 4.168 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
27. 4.664 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:35 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
28. 4.344 km N of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:10 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
29. 4.4133 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:38 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
30. 4.480 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
31. 4.473 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
32. 4.875 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
33. 4.881 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:04 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
34. 4.351 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:07 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
35. 5.337 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:08 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
36. 4.460 km SW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:19 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
37. 4.174 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
38. 4.868 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
39. 4.336 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:55 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
40. 4.8137 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
41. 4.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
42. 4.639 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:32 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
43. 4.489 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
44. 4.479 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:47 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
45. 4.376 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:48 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
46. 4.430 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:58 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
47. 4.581 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
48. 4.983 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:26 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
49. 4.4123 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
50. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:55 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
51. 4.4117 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:17 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
52. 4.4112 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
53. 4.3111 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:51 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
54. 4.498 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
55. 4.5104 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:50 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
56. 4.177 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:13 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
57. 4.164 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:21 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
58. 4.123 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
59. 4.165 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:36 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
60. 5.275 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 4.681 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
2. 4.5113 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:03 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.262 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:01 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
4. 4.279 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
5. 4.482 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:41 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
6. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:39 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
7. 4.722 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:32 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
8. 4.573 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
9. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:23 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
10. 4.489 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:16 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
11. 4.374 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:14 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
12. 4.574 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:10 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
13. 4.460 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
14. 4.431 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:00 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
15. 4.491 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
16. 4.476 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
17. 4.580 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:46 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
18. 4.349 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:39 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
19. 4.474 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
20. 4.941 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:28 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003j5e. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.