Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 53 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 12:00 AM GMT-3 (03:00 UTC), 20 km (12 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-18 03:00:40 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.479° S, 71.695° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1101 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.9Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.983 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.682 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.0Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.568 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.539 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.375 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.393 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.361 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.460 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.237 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.498 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.456 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.6107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.562 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.4125 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.5112 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.691 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.245 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 4.281 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.572 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 5.264 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  27. 4.230 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.578 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.177 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 4.4Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.797 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  33. 4.298 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.170 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 4.188 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 4.598 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 4.431 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.695 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.787 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 4.960 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 4.482 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 4.233 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 4.377 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 3.963 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 4.0125 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 4.262 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 4.1Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 4.284 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 4.446 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.873 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 4.131 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 4.770 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  54. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 4.596 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 4.230 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 4.487 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 4.247 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 4.364 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.868 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.384 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.551 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.993 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.446 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.077 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.1109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.050 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 5.275 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.165 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.123 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.164 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.177 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.5104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 5.066 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.498 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.4112 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.4117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jhe. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.