Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 103 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 103 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 6:41 AM GMT-3 (09:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 44 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-19 09:41:59 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.350° S, 72.206° 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.

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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
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 172°, dip 76°, rake 92°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 346°, dip 14°, rake 84°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.7 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3141 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.082 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2147 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.496 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.3100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.744 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.536 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.432 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.590 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.551 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.587 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.382 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.096 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.479 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.398 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.052 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4015 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 5.038 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.233 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.291 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 4.227 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.038 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 4.345 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.339 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.587 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 4.138 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 4.277 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.271 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 4.373 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 4.3172 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 4.2163 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 4.332 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 4.1130 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.8142 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 5.450 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
  48. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.444 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4013 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 4.084 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4013 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 4.147 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 4.556 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.360 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 4.137 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 4.434 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 4.365 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ltl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.