Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 60 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 2:33 AM GMT-3 (05:33 UTC), 37 km (23 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-18 05:33:51 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.238° S, 71.609° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
17

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 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.373 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.237 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.456 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.6107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.562 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4125 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5112 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.691 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.245 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.281 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.264 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.230 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.578 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.177 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.797 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.298 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.188 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.598 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.431 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.695 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.787 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.960 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.482 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.233 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.377 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.262 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 4.1Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.284 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.485 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 4.446 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.873 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.131 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 4.770 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  37. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 4.596 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 4.230 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 4.487 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 4.247 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.537 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 4.2110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 4.172 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 5.766 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
  48. 4.6103 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 4.270 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 5.696 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  51. 4.598 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  52. 4.255 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 4.0105 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 4.979 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 4.072 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 4.095 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 4.331 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 4.246 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 4.439 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 4.361 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.393 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.375 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.539 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.568 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4029 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.0Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.682 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.983 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.9Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4029 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.1101 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.353 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.364 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.868 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.384 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.551 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.993 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.446 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.077 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jjf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.