Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 98 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 98 km W of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Nov 8, 2015, 6:42 PM GMT-3 (21:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 27 km NNW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-08 21:42:28 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.788° S, 72.192° 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.

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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 352°, dip 32°, rake 86°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 177°, dip 59°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003vu5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.