M4.4 earthquake 53 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.4 (mwr), light

Local time

Sun, Dec 27, 2015, 8:47 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-12-27 23:47:10 UTC

Depth

37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.769° S, 71.714° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.4 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 350°, dip 24°, rake 91°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 169°, dip 66°, rake 90°

Location uncertainty

About 5.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

180°

Stations used

47

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast26 kmNW
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast140 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast213 kmNNW

After

1. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 1, 2:46 AM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jan 1, 3:03 AM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
3. 4.051 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Jan 6, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 3913 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
4. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jan 10, 10:33 AM GMT-3 · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
5. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jan 11, 6:16 PM GMT-3 · 3907 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jan 16, 5:36 PM GMT-3 · 3902 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.330 km WSW of Salamanca, ChileTue, Jan 19, 4:08 AM GMT-3 · 3900 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
8. 4.590 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Jan 25, 1:35 AM GMT-3 · 3894 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
9. 4.853 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Jan 25, 9:19 PM GMT-3 · 3893 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 25
10. 4.243 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Jan 27, 12:09 PM GMT-3 · 3891 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
11. 4.969 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.673 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:59 PM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
13. 5.077 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:24 AM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
14. 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:28 AM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
15. 4.495 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Feb 6, 11:49 PM GMT-3 · 3881 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
16. 4.381 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Feb 8, 9:13 AM GMT-3 · 3880 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
17. 3.976 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Feb 8, 8:45 PM GMT-3 · 3879 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
18. 4.316 km SW of Illapel, ChileFri, Feb 12, 6:43 PM GMT-3 · 3875 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
19. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Feb 17, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
20. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
21. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Feb 23, 11:32 PM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
22. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Feb 25, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 4.183 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Dec 27, 7:57 AM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
2. 4.187 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 26, 8:50 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
3. 3.894 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 26, 5:43 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
4. 4.292 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 26, 3:53 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
5. 4.686 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 26, 2:59 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
6. 5.096 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 26, 2:58 PM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
7. 4.482 km W of La Ligua, ChileFri, Dec 25, 5:11 PM GMT-3 · 3924 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
8. 3.873 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Dec 25, 6:19 AM GMT-3 · 3925 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
9. 4.169 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Dec 25, 1:02 AM GMT-3 · 3925 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
10. 4.1102 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 24, 11:39 PM GMT-3 · 3925 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
11. 4.654 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Dec 23, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3927 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
12. 4.542 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Dec 21, 2:04 PM GMT-3 · 3928 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
13. 4.070 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 17, 7:02 PM GMT-3 · 3932 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
14. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 12, 10:17 PM GMT-3 · 3937 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
15. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Dec 12, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 3938 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
16. 4.446 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Dec 9, 9:37 PM GMT-3 · 3940 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
17. 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Dec 7, 4:51 AM GMT-3 · 3943 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 11
18. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Dec 6, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
19. 4.2107 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 3, 10:54 AM GMT-3 · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
20. 4.277 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Dec 2, 9:25 PM GMT-3 · 3947 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004a0b. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.