Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 47 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 2:13 AM GMT-3 (05:13 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 37 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-19 05:13:34 UTC
Depth
49.5 km (30.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.824° S, 71.623° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 9.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 195.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003mth. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.