M4.2 earthquake 98 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mwr), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 3:26 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-18 18:26:13 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.632° S, 72.206° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.2 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 354°, dip 52°, rake 76°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 196°, dip 41°, rake 107°

Location uncertainty

About 4.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

43

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast74 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast165 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast250 kmNW

After

1. 4.095 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.2100 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 7:10 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.0103 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:21 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
4. 4.064 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:10 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
5. 4.181 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:29 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
6. 4.283 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:48 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
7. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:18 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 4.284 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
9. 4.363 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:23 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
10. 4.251 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
11. 4.4117 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
12. 4.373 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
13. 4.274 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Sep 20, 1:22 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
14. 5.193 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:07 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.6155 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:28 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
16. 4.2104 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:49 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
17. 4.4141 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 20, 4:40 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
18. 4.2112 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 6:20 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
19. 4.3135 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 6:57 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
20. 4.292 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 9:36 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
21. 4.480 km W of La Ligua, ChileSun, Sep 20, 11:37 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
22. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 12:38 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
23. 4.086 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
24. 4.266 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:05 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
25. 4.474 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:17 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
26. 4.298 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:30 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
27. 6.154 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:39 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 128
28. 4.792 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
29. 4.297 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:32 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
30. 4.281 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
31. 4.6138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:20 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
32. 4.6144 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 9:35 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
33. 4.6148 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
34. 4.165 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 10:05 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
35. 5.473 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:37 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 29
36. 4.597 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:44 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
37. 4.180 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:01 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
38. 6.622 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:40 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 283 · tsunami flag
39. 4.564 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:08 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
40. 4.7Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:17 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
41. 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:36 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
42. 4.746 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:47 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
43. 4.494 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:57 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
44. 4.265 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:08 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
45. 5.647 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:56 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 43
46. 4.2106 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 5:05 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
47. 4.899 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
48. 3.750 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 7:25 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
49. 3.974 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
50. 4.488 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 10:14 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
51. 4.2151 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 11:46 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
52. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 12:38 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
53. 4.8110 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Sep 22, 4:03 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
54. 6.022 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 4:13 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 112
55. 4.295 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
56. 3.993 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Sep 22, 7:01 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
57. 4.4Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, Sep 22, 10:17 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
58. 4.089 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 11:45 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
59. 4.1109 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Sep 22, 1:45 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
60. 4.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 22, 5:46 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jip. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.