Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 36 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 6:24 PM GMT-3 (21:24 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 39 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 6:24 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-10-24 21:24:45 UTC
Depth: 39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.442° S, 71.488° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.

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: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 175°, dip 59°, rake 100°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 335°, dip 33°, rake 73°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 74°
Stations used: 223

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 82.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003r82 (also filed as gcmt20151024212445, iscgem607927912). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.