Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Nov 19, 2015, 11:31 AM GMT-3 (14:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 161 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-19 14:31:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.309° S, 72.579° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003ziv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.