Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 72 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 72 km W of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 1:37 AM GMT-3 (04:37 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 99 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-23 04:37:48 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.527° S, 71.924° 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.

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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
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 165°, dip 42°, rake 69°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 13°, dip 51°, rake 108°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.299 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3956 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.092 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3956 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2103 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3956 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.6100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3955 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3955 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.066 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3954 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.558 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3952 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.729 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3949 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.277 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3947 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.277 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3947 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.2107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3947 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.433 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3946 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.042 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3945 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3943 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
  16. 5.657 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3942 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  17. 4.272 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3942 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.449 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3941 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.363 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3941 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.446 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3940 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.4143 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3938 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3938 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.244 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3937 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3937 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.066 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3935 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 4.439 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3934 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3933 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 4.070 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3932 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.542 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3929 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.654 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3927 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.1102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3925 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 4.169 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3925 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.873 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3925 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 4.482 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3924 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 5.096 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 4.686 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 4.292 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.894 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 4.187 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 4.183 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3923 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 4.453 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3922 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 4.552 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3919 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3918 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3918 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3915 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 4.051 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3913 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 5.742 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3911 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 26
  48. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3909 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  49. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3907 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3902 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 4.330 km WSW of Salamanca, Chile · 3900 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.6161 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3958 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.353 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3960 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.273 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3963 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.186 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3964 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.359 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3964 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3964 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.276 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3968 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.236 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3969 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.142 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3969 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.627 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3970 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.493 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.198 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3972 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3973 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.442 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3973 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.051 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3973 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3973 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3973 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100040fv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.