Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 155 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 155 km W of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Oct 2, 2015, 4:54 AM GMT-3 (07:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 79 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-02 07:54:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.423° S, 72.789° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4157 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2144 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.081 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.9164 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.377 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.288 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.175 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4009 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4006 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  17. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4006 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4006 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4006 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.995 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4004 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4002 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.076 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3999 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.283 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.7147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3994 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.388 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 4.381 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 4.688 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3988 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 4.278 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3988 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3987 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  44. 4.198 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3979 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 4.493 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3978 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 4.186 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 4.273 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3970 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  49. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3968 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 4.6161 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3965 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 4.072 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3964 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 4.299 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 5.092 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 4.2103 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 4.6100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3962 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4104 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.489 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2160 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.484 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.293 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.583 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.556 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.084 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4021 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.8142 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.1130 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2163 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3172 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.373 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4022 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4022 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.2149 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jq6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.