Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 35 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Oct 6, 2015, 7:47 AM GMT-3 (10:47 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 54 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-06 10:47:33 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.432° S, 71.457° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 16°, dip 33°, rake 93°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 193°, dip 57°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
302

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.175 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.739 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4004 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.533 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4003 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.532 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4003 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4002 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4002 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.644 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4001 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.031 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.450 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 18
  13. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.119 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4001 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.630 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3999 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.665 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3999 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.722 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3999 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.234 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  22. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.319 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.995 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3996 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 4.764 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.940 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  38. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 4.060 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.123 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3994 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 4.076 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3992 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 4.425 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 4.276 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 4.733 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 4.127 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 5.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3990 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  52. 4.537 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 4.283 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 4.037 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3989 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 4.937 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3989 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 4.538 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3987 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 4.336 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3986 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3986 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 3.948 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3986 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 4.288 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.267 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4005 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.261 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.377 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.944 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.081 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.020 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.054 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.938 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.582 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.441 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.553 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.022 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 4009 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away

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