M4.5 earthquake 98 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mwr), light

Local time

Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 12:02 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-19 15:02:16 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.711° S, 72.204° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 357°, dip 28°, rake 86°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 181°, dip 62°, rake 92°

Location uncertainty

About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

40

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast70 kmWNW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast157 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast243 kmNW

After

1. 4.3167 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:38 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
2. 4.072 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:52 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.570 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 4:09 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
4. 4.283 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 4:14 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
5. 4.294 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:41 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
6. 4.6183 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:57 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
7. 4.1Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:27 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
8. 4.095 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
9. 4.2100 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 7:10 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
10. 4.0103 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:21 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
11. 4.181 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:29 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
12. 4.283 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:48 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
13. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:18 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
14. 4.284 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
15. 4.363 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:23 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
16. 4.251 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
17. 4.4117 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
18. 4.373 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
19. 4.274 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Sep 20, 1:22 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
20. 5.193 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:07 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
21. 4.6155 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:28 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
22. 4.2104 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:49 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
23. 4.655 km W of La Ligua, ChileSun, Sep 20, 4:10 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
24. 4.2112 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 6:20 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
25. 4.3135 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 6:57 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
26. 4.292 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 9:36 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
27. 4.480 km W of La Ligua, ChileSun, Sep 20, 11:37 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
28. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 12:38 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
29. 4.086 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 20, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
30. 4.266 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 20, 3:05 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
31. 4.474 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:17 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
32. 4.298 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:30 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
33. 6.154 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:39 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 128
34. 4.792 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
35. 4.297 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:32 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
36. 4.281 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
37. 4.6138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:20 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
38. 4.6144 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 9:35 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
39. 4.6148 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
40. 4.165 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 10:05 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
41. 5.473 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:37 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 29
42. 4.597 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 12:44 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
43. 4.180 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:01 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
44. 6.622 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 2:40 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 283 · tsunami flag
45. 4.564 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:08 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
46. 4.7Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:17 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
47. 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:36 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
48. 4.746 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:47 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
49. 4.494 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 21, 3:57 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
50. 4.265 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:08 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
51. 5.647 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 4:56 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 43
52. 4.2106 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 5:05 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
53. 4.899 km WSW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
54. 3.750 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 7:25 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
55. 4.488 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Sep 21, 10:14 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
56. 4.2151 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 21, 11:46 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
57. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 12:38 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
58. 4.8110 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Sep 22, 4:03 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
59. 6.022 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 4:13 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 112
60. 4.295 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lvw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.