Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 76 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Oct 19, 2015, 7:34 PM GMT-3 (22:34 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 33 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-19 22:34:49 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.162° S, 71.751° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.733 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.127 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3990 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.953 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.537 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.283 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3990 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.037 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.155 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3990 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.937 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3989 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3989 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.252 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3989 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.253 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3988 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.538 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3987 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.336 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3987 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.075 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3986 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3986 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.948 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3986 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 5.036 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3986 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  19. 4.396 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3985 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3984 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.388 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3984 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.381 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3984 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.147 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3983 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.538 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3983 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3982 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.688 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 4.442 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3981 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3981 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 4.238 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3981 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.278 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3980 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.180 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3979 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 4.478 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 4.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3977 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  37. 4.1109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3976 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 4.229 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3976 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 4.071 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3976 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.034 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3975 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3974 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 4.583 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3974 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 6.839 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 180 · tsunami flag
  44. 4.631 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 4.051 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 5.722 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  49. 4.442 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3972 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3972 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  52. 4.321 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 4.198 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 4.493 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3970 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 4.627 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3969 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 4.142 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3969 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  57. 4.375 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3969 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 4.236 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3968 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 4.276 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3968 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 4.181 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 4.425 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3991 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3992 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.076 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.153 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3994 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.123 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3994 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.060 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.940 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.764 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3995 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3996 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.267 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.995 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.319 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3997 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.444 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3998 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

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