M4.0 earthquake 33 km NE of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Apr 19, 2015, 10:19 PM GMT-3 (01:19 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-20 01:19:38 UTC
- Depth
- 85.1 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 31.457° S, 70.880° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Illapel, (III) at Canela and (II) at Combarabala and Punitaqui.
From the USGS event page for us200027pl. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027pl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.