M4.0 earthquake 76 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.0 (mwr), light

Local time

Sat, Oct 17, 2015, 5:32 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-10-17 20:32:06 UTC

Depth

15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.744° S, 71.971° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.0 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 22°, dip 34°, rake 110°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 178°, dip 58°, rake 77°

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

54

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast48 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast147 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast227 kmNNW

After

1. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 18, 8:01 PM GMT-3 · 3993 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
2. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:27 PM GMT-3 · 3992 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
3. 4.276 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 7:34 PM GMT-3 · 3992 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
4. 4.283 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 20, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
5. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 21, 7:04 PM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
6. 4.579 km W of La Ligua, ChileThu, Oct 22, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
7. 4.336 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 23, 11:26 PM GMT-3 · 3988 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
8. 5.036 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 24, 6:24 PM GMT-3 · 3987 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
9. 4.191 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 26, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3985 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
10. 4.381 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 27, 1:05 AM GMT-3 · 3985 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
11. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 3983 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
12. 4.688 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 3983 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
13. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:34 AM GMT-3 · 3983 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
14. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:51 AM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
15. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 1:20 PM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
16. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
17. 4.278 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 9:41 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
18. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 31, 4:29 PM GMT-3 · 3980 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
19. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 3, 7:28 AM GMT-3 · 3978 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
20. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 6:30 AM GMT-3 · 3974 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
21. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Nov 7, 7:23 PM GMT-3 · 3973 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
22. 4.198 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Nov 8, 6:42 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
23. 4.493 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 9, 12:43 PM GMT-3 · 3971 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
24. 4.236 km WSW of Illapel, ChileWed, Nov 11, 4:59 AM GMT-3 · 3970 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
25. 4.276 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Nov 11, 6:11 PM GMT-3 · 3969 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
26. 4.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 15, 10:57 PM GMT-3 · 3965 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
27. 4.186 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 16, 12:15 PM GMT-3 · 3964 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
28. 4.273 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 17, 7:57 AM GMT-3 · 3964 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
29. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Nov 19, 11:31 AM GMT-3 · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
30. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Nov 19, 5:29 PM GMT-3 · 3961 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
31. 4.353 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Nov 21, 4:37 PM GMT-3 · 3959 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
32. 4.072 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Nov 23, 1:37 AM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
33. 4.299 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
34. 5.092 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 6:14 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
35. 4.2103 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 8:21 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
36. 4.6100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 6:19 PM GMT-3 · 3956 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
37. 4.771 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Nov 24, 8:42 PM GMT-3 · 3956 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
38. 4.729 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Dec 1, 4:26 AM GMT-3 · 3950 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
39. 4.277 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Dec 2, 9:25 PM GMT-3 · 3948 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
40. 4.277 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 3, 8:36 AM GMT-3 · 3948 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
41. 4.2107 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 3, 10:54 AM GMT-3 · 3947 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
42. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Dec 6, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 3944 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
43. 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Dec 7, 4:51 AM GMT-3 · 3944 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
44. 4.4143 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 12, 1:42 AM GMT-3 · 3939 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
45. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 12, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 3939 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
46. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 12, 10:17 PM GMT-3 · 3938 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
2. 4.291 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 5:38 AM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
3. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 16, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
4. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 14, 5:35 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
5. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:25 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
6. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 4:33 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
7. 3.995 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 2:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
8. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
9. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:09 AM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
10. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
11. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
12. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
13. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
14. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Oct 11, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
15. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
16. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 4:34 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
17. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 18
18. 4.031 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
19. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 8:43 PM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
20. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 10:06 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003pee. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.