Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 92 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 92 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Nov 24, 2015, 6:14 AM GMT-3 (09:14 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Nov 24, 2015, 6:14 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-11-24 09:14:15 UTC
Depth: 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.801° S, 72.127° 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: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 170°, dip 73°, rake 88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 357°, dip 17°, rake 97°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.3 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 132°
Stations used: 95

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100040mw (also filed as gcmt20151124091416, iscgem610459631). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.