Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 95 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 95 km W of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Oct 13, 2015, 2:46 PM GMT-3 (17:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 59 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-10-13 17:46:58 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.751° S, 72.163° 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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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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 334°, dip 26°, rake 69°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 177°, dip 66°, rake 100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3996 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.076 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3992 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.276 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3990 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.283 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3988 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.579 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3987 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.336 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3986 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 5.036 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3985 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  16. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3983 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.688 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.278 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3979 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3976 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.198 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3970 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 4.493 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3970 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 4.236 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3968 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 4.276 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3967 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 4.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.186 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.273 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3962 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3959 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.353 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 4.6161 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 4.072 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3956 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.299 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3955 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 5.092 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3955 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 4.2103 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3955 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 4.6100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3954 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3954 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 4.729 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3948 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 4.277 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3946 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 4.2107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3942 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  50. 4.4143 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3937 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3937 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3998 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  7. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4000 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 18
  11. 4.031 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4001 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4002 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4003 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.175 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.735 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.288 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.267 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4004 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.261 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4004 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4005 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003nd8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.