M5.1 earthquake 109 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km W of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 8:55 PM GMT-3 (23:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 79 km W of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003l0y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.