M4.2 earthquake 121 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Oct 7, 2015, 10:06 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-10-07 13:06:42 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.826° S, 72.431° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

40

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast88 kmW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast154 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast246 kmNW

After

1. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 8:43 PM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
2. 4.031 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
3. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 18
4. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 4:34 PM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
5. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
6. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Oct 11, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
7. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
8. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
9. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
10. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
11. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:09 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
12. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
13. 3.995 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 2:46 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
14. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 16, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
15. 4.291 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 5:38 AM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
16. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
17. 4.076 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 5:32 PM GMT-3 · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
18. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 18, 8:01 PM GMT-3 · 3992 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
19. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:27 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
20. 4.276 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 7:34 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
21. 4.283 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 20, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
22. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 21, 7:04 PM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
23. 4.579 km W of La Ligua, ChileThu, Oct 22, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 3988 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
24. 4.336 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 23, 11:26 PM GMT-3 · 3987 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
25. 5.036 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 24, 6:24 PM GMT-3 · 3986 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
26. 4.191 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 26, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3984 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
27. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
28. 4.688 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
29. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:34 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
30. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:51 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
31. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 1:20 PM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
32. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
33. 4.278 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 9:41 AM GMT-3 · 3980 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
34. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 31, 4:29 PM GMT-3 · 3979 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
35. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 3, 7:28 AM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
36. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Nov 7, 7:23 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
37. 4.198 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Nov 8, 6:42 PM GMT-3 · 3971 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
38. 4.493 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 9, 12:43 PM GMT-3 · 3970 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
39. 4.236 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Nov 11, 4:59 AM GMT-3 · 3969 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
40. 4.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 15, 10:57 PM GMT-3 · 3964 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
41. 4.186 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 16, 12:15 PM GMT-3 · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
42. 4.273 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 17, 7:57 AM GMT-3 · 3962 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
43. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Nov 19, 11:31 AM GMT-3 · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
44. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Nov 19, 5:29 PM GMT-3 · 3960 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
45. 4.353 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Nov 21, 4:37 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
46. 4.6161 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Nov 22, 4:59 AM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
47. 4.072 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 23, 1:37 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
48. 4.299 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 3956 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
49. 5.092 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 6:14 AM GMT-3 · 3955 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
50. 4.2103 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 8:21 AM GMT-3 · 3955 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
51. 4.6100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 6:19 PM GMT-3 · 3955 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
52. 4.771 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 8:42 PM GMT-3 · 3955 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
53. 4.729 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Dec 1, 4:26 AM GMT-3 · 3949 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
54. 4.277 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Dec 2, 9:25 PM GMT-3 · 3947 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
55. 4.2107 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 3, 10:54 AM GMT-3 · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 9:34 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
2. 4.175 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:52 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
3. 4.288 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 5, 11:00 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.267 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Oct 5, 6:58 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
5. 4.261 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Oct 5, 6:51 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
6. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 5, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 4.377 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 5, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
8. 3.944 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 4, 11:02 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
9. 3.9164 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
10. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 9:12 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
11. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:01 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
12. 4.081 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 6:08 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
13. 4.387 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Oct 3, 4:42 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
14. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:42 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
15. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
16. 4.582 km NW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Oct 2, 11:48 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
17. 4.4157 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:13 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
18. 4.5155 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:54 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
19. 4.4104 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 1, 12:21 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
20. 4.489 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 30, 5:12 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003kx9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.