M3.9 earthquake 74 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mwr), minor

Local time

Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 6:44 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-22 21:44:28 UTC

Depth

28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.459° S, 71.922° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

3.9 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 15°, dip 64°, rake 87°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 201°, dip 26°, rake 95°

Location uncertainty

About 4.6 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Stations used

0

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast64 kmNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast176 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast252 kmNNW

After

1. 4.082 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 8:52 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
3. 4.2147 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
4. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
5. 4.4100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
6. 4.496 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 6:16 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
7. 4.3100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 9:15 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
8. 4.744 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 10:35 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
9. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileThu, Sep 24, 11:39 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 5.222 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 1:13 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.536 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 1:25 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
12. 4.432 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 1:34 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
13. 4.590 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
14. 4.551 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 3:20 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.498 km W of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 24, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.295 km W of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 25, 2:22 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 4.096 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:13 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
18. 4.479 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:25 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
19. 4.398 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:56 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
20. 4.052 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 8:33 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
21. 4.771 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 8:47 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
22. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 5:30 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
23. 6.326 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 11:51 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 110
24. 5.038 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 12:03 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
25. 4.225 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 12:47 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
26. 4.233 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 1:00 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
27. 4.422 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 1:53 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
28. 4.291 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:16 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
29. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
30. 4.227 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:19 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
31. 4.038 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:22 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
32. 4.345 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:44 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
33. 4.339 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:37 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
34. 4.587 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 8:15 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
35. 4.138 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 10:02 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
36. 4.277 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 10:06 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
37. 4.271 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:49 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
38. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:19 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
39. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:52 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
40. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:18 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
41. 4.373 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
42. 4.2163 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
43. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 2:48 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
44. 4.332 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 5:28 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
45. 4.526 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 1:25 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
46. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 1:44 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
47. 5.450 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 27, 6:04 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
48. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 27, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
49. 4.444 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 7:53 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
50. 4.084 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 12:07 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
51. 4.147 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 1:16 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
52. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 3:05 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
53. 4.556 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:29 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
54. 4.360 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 10:01 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
55. 4.137 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 1:44 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
56. 4.434 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 1:59 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
57. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:27 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
58. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 10:17 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
59. 4.365 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
60. 4.347 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003n3s. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.