Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 31 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Oct 9, 2015, 3:52 AM GMT-3 (06:52 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 50 km S of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-09 06:52:34 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.530° S, 71.478° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 3.9 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.450 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 18
  3. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.630 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3999 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.722 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.234 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  10. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.995 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3996 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3996 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.764 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.076 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3992 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 4.425 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 4.276 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3990 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.733 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.127 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 5.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3990 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  33. 4.537 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3989 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 4.283 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.037 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3989 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 4.937 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3988 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3988 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 4.538 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3987 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 4.336 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3986 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 5.036 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3985 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  41. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3983 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 4.381 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3983 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 4.538 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3982 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 4.688 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.238 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3980 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 4.278 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3978 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3976 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 4.229 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3975 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 4.034 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3974 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3974 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 6.839 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 180 · tsunami flag
  58. 4.631 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 4.644 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4001 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4002 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4002 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4002 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.532 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4002 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.533 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4003 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.739 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4003 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.175 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.735 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.288 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.267 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4004 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.261 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4004 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.377 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.944 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003meb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.