M4.5 earthquake 45 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 3:20 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 06:20:21 UTC

Depth

38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.312° S, 71.687° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

21

• La Ligua, ChilePopulation 32,131. Forecast46 kmWNW
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast80 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast160 kmNW

After

1. 4.867 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
2. 4.974 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:38 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
3. 4.382 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:57 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
4. 4.368 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:17 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
5. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:18 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
6. 4.777 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:18 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
7. 4.941 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:28 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
8. 4.580 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:46 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
9. 4.491 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
10. 4.460 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 4.574 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
12. 4.374 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:14 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
13. 4.722 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
14. 4.482 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:41 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
15. 4.262 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:01 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
16. 4.464 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:37 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
17. 4.685 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:42 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
18. 4.376 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:12 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
19. 4.457 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:23 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
20. 4.245 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:37 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
21. 4.355 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:42 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
22. 5.398 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:09 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
23. 5.913 km NNW of Viña del Mar, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:14 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
24. 4.670 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:25 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
25. 5.9113 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
26. 4.544 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:14 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
27. 4.168 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
28. 4.875 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
29. 4.460 km SW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:19 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
30. 4.174 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
31. 4.868 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
32. 4.778 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:18 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
33. 4.489 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:38 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
34. 4.479 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:47 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
35. 4.376 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:48 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
36. 4.983 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:26 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
37. 4.4112 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
38. 4.498 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
39. 5.066 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
40. 4.164 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:21 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
41. 4.165 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:36 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
42. 4.289 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
43. 5.1109 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:55 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
44. 4.077 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:10 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
45. 4.446 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:39 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
46. 3.993 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
47. 4.384 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:29 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
48. 4.868 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:50 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
49. 4.353 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:00 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
50. 4.1101 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:03 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
51. 4.687 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:04 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
52. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:14 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
53. 4.9Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
54. 4.983 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
55. 4.682 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:38 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
56. 4.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:29 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
57. 4.568 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:34 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
58. 4.539 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:43 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
59. 4.375 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
60. 4.393 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:27 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
2. 4.742 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:01 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.889 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:57 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.489 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:51 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
5. 5.592 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:44 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.368 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
7. 4.346 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.864 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
9. 4.547 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:00 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
10. 4.4121 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
11. 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:10 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 50
12. 5.156 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:05 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
13. 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
14. 4.680 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
15. 4.764 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:39 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 4.691 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:34 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
17. 4.537 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:32 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
18. 4.161 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
19. 4.8101 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:24 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
20. 4.658 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:20 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ki2. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.