M4.2 earthquake 95 km W of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Sep 25, 2015, 2:22 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-25 05:22:40 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.300° S, 72.234° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.2 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

194°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

27

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast81 kmWSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast100 kmNW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast196 kmNW

After

1. 4.096 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:13 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
2. 4.398 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:56 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
3. 4.052 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 8:33 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
4. 4.771 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 8:47 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
5. 4.291 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:16 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
6. 4.375 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Sep 26, 7:46 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
7. 4.587 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 8:15 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
8. 4.277 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 10:06 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
9. 4.271 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:49 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
10. 4.373 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
11. 4.3172 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
12. 4.2163 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
13. 5.450 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 27, 6:04 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
14. 4.084 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 12:07 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
15. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 3:05 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
16. 4.556 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:29 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
17. 4.351 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Sep 28, 11:56 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
18. 3.583 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 3:24 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
19. 4.145 km W of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Sep 29, 10:20 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.6Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileTue, Sep 29, 10:42 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
21. 4.484 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
22. 4.426 km SW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 3:59 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
23. 4.2160 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:29 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
24. 4.489 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 30, 5:12 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
25. 4.4104 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 1, 12:21 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
26. 4.553 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Oct 1, 11:31 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
27. 4.148 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Oct 1, 1:47 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
28. 4.4157 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:13 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
29. 4.582 km NW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Oct 2, 11:48 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
30. 4.054 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Oct 3, 1:26 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
31. 4.387 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Oct 3, 4:42 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
32. 4.081 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 6:08 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
33. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:01 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
34. 3.9164 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
35. 3.944 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 4, 11:02 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
36. 4.377 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 5, 2:04 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
37. 4.261 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Oct 5, 6:51 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
38. 4.267 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Oct 5, 6:58 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
39. 4.288 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 5, 11:00 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
40. 4.175 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:52 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
41. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 10:06 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
42. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 8:43 PM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
43. 5.554 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 18
44. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 4:34 PM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
45. 4.148 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:26 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
46. 4.163 km NW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Oct 11, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
47. 3.995 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 2:46 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
48. 4.291 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 5:38 AM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
49. 4.076 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 5:32 PM GMT-3 · 3993 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
50. 4.283 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 20, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
51. 4.579 km W of La Ligua, ChileThu, Oct 22, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 3988 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
52. 4.191 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 26, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3984 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
53. 4.429 km N of Valparaíso, ChileTue, Oct 27, 3:32 PM GMT-3 · 3983 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
54. 4.256 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
55. 4.688 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
56. 4.3108 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:34 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
57. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 8:51 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
58. 3.997 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Oct 29, 1:20 PM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
59. 4.386 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
60. 4.278 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 30, 9:41 AM GMT-3 · 3980 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 4.2104 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Sep 25, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
2. 4.498 km W of La Ligua, ChileThu, Sep 24, 11:59 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.590 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileThu, Sep 24, 11:39 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
5. 4.744 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 10:35 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
6. 4.3100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 9:15 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
7. 4.496 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 6:16 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
8. 4.4100 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 5:54 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
9. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 8:52 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
10. 4.082 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
11. 4.191 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
13. 4.069 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:25 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
14. 4.397 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:06 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
15. 4.478 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 9:55 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
16. 5.074 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 8:32 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
17. 4.576 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 7:05 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
18. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
19. 4.0123 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
20. 4.063 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Sep 22, 8:25 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003nxa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.