M5.3 earthquake 98 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

5.3 (mwr), moderate

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 9:09 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 12:09:43 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.135° S, 72.212° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

5.3 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 344°, dip 31°, rake 76°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 180°, dip 60°, rake 98°

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

81

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast71 kmWSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast114 kmNNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast207 kmNW

After

1. 4.568 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:34 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
2. 4.539 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:43 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
3. 4.375 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
4. 4.393 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:27 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
5. 4.498 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:32 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
6. 4.6107 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:49 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 5.6109 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:18 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
8. 6.292 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:10 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 24
9. 4.5112 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:35 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
10. 4.4104 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
11. 4.691 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:21 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
12. 4.245 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 8:05 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
13. 4.281 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 8:54 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.258 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:17 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
15. 4.572 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:57 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
16. 5.264 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 10:51 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
17. 4.2106 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:13 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
18. 4.488 km W of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:00 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
19. 4.4Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:40 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
20. 4.797 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 3:15 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
21. 4.298 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 3:26 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
22. 4.170 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 3:50 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
23. 4.188 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 3:52 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
24. 4.598 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:18 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
25. 4.695 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:25 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
26. 4.787 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:39 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 3.963 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:26 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
28. 4.0125 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:47 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
29. 4.1Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 8:30 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
30. 4.284 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 8:50 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
31. 4.446 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:42 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
32. 3.873 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:55 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
33. 4.770 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 11:49 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
34. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:23 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
35. 4.487 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:53 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
36. 4.247 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:13 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
37. 4.537 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:55 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
38. 4.2110 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:59 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
39. 4.6103 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:41 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
40. 4.541 km NNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 7:28 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
41. 6.279 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:52 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 49
42. 4.956 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:01 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
43. 3.758 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:35 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
44. 4.377 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:36 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
45. 4.270 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:58 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
46. 4.598 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 12:02 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
47. 4.280 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 12:24 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
48. 4.478 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:10 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
49. 4.298 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
50. 3.774 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
51. 4.0105 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:02 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
52. 4.979 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 3:13 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
53. 4.570 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 4:09 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
54. 4.283 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 4:14 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
55. 4.294 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:41 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
56. 4.1Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:27 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
57. 4.095 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
58. 4.2100 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Sep 19, 7:10 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
59. 4.0103 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:21 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
60. 4.181 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 9:29 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003kkt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.