Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 62 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 7:53 PM GMT-3 (22:53 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 98 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Illapel forecastMore in Chile

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-18 22:53:12 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.248° S, 71.650° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 9.8 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.398 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.052 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 6.326 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 110
  6. 5.038 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.225 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.233 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.422 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.291 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.227 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.038 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.345 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.339 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.587 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.138 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.277 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.271 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.373 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.332 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.526 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 5.450 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  29. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 4.444 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 4.084 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 4.147 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 4.556 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.360 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 4.137 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 4.434 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 4.365 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 4.347 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 3.583 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 4.293 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 4.484 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 4.426 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.253 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 4.646 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  50. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 4.489 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.125 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 4.729 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 4.4104 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4010 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 4.022 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 4010 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 4.553 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 4.441 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 4.582 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 4009 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lmt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.