M3.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of La Serena, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Tue, Oct 20, 2015, 1:01 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-10-20 04:01:28 UTC

Depth

92.3 km (57.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

29.973° S, 71.106° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

29

• La Serena, ChilePopulation 154,521. Forecast16 kmESE
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast390 kmN

After

1. 4.733 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 20, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
2. 4.127 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 20, 1:15 AM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
3. 5.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 20, 7:06 AM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
4. 3.953 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 20, 6:45 PM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
5. 4.037 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 21, 12:10 AM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
6. 4.155 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 21, 2:22 AM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
7. 4.252 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 21, 9:02 PM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
8. 4.253 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 22, 5:22 PM GMT-3 · 3988 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.538 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 23, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 3987 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
10. 4.075 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 24, 7:43 AM GMT-3 · 3986 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
11. 4.010 km SSE of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 24, 11:52 AM GMT-3 · 3986 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
12. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 24, 3:17 PM GMT-3 · 3986 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
13. 3.948 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 24, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 3986 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
14. 4.321 km NW of La Serena, ChileSun, Oct 25, 10:13 AM GMT-3 · 3985 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
15. 4.147 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 28, 1:12 AM GMT-3 · 3982 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
16. 4.442 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 29, 11:08 AM GMT-3 · 3981 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
17. 4.238 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 29, 11:24 PM GMT-3 · 3980 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
18. 4.478 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Nov 2, 1:48 PM GMT-3 · 3977 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
19. 4.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 2, 10:43 PM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.229 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Nov 3, 6:30 PM GMT-3 · 3976 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
21. 4.071 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 3, 10:22 PM GMT-3 · 3975 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
22. 4.034 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Nov 4, 10:28 PM GMT-3 · 3974 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
23. 4.869 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 6, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
24. 4.631 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 6:17 AM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
25. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
26. 5.722 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
27. 4.442 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 8:51 AM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
28. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 7, 9:28 AM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
29. 4.321 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 7, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 3972 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
30. 4.135 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 9, 12:01 AM GMT-3 · 3970 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
31. 4.336 km S of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 9, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 3970 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
32. 4.378 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 10, 1:09 AM GMT-3 · 3969 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
33. 4.627 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Nov 10, 9:58 AM GMT-3 · 3969 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
34. 4.375 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 10, 8:28 PM GMT-3 · 3969 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
35. 4.978 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 10, 11:06 PM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
36. 4.881 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 10, 11:18 PM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
37. 5.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Nov 10, 11:23 PM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
38. 4.868 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 12:13 AM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
39. 4.372 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 12:25 AM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
40. 4.273 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 1:46 AM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
41. 4.666 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 11, 3:33 PM GMT-3 · 3968 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
42. 4.465 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 13, 12:27 AM GMT-3 · 3966 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
43. 4.367 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 13, 5:28 PM GMT-3 · 3966 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
44. 4.425 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 14, 9:58 AM GMT-3 · 3965 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
45. 4.379 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 14, 6:49 PM GMT-3 · 3965 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
46. 4.371 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 15, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3964 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
47. 3.977 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 15, 8:29 PM GMT-3 · 3964 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
48. 4.420 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Nov 16, 6:57 AM GMT-3 · 3963 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
49. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 16, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 3963 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
50. 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 16, 5:52 PM GMT-3 · 3963 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
51. 4.129 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Nov 17, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 3962 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
52. 4.143 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Nov 19, 2:02 AM GMT-3 · 3960 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
53. 3.849 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 21, 4:22 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
54. 4.160 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 21, 7:12 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
55. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 21, 7:16 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
56. 5.854 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 21, 8:05 PM GMT-3 · 3958 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
57. 4.775 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Nov 22, 2:57 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
58. 4.327 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Nov 22, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 3957 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
59. 4.343 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Nov 28, 9:47 PM GMT-3 · 3950 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
60. 4.149 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 1, 12:04 AM GMT-3 · 3948 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 4.425 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
2. 4.570 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 19, 6:28 AM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
3. 4.153 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 16, 1:58 PM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
4. 4.123 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 16, 3:50 AM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
5. 4.060 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
6. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 5:39 PM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
7. 4.940 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.267 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 14, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 3996 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
9. 4.319 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:16 AM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
10. 4.357 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 13, 6:17 AM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
11. 4.444 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 10:05 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
12. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
13. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
14. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
15. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
16. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 12, 7:27 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
17. 4.548 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 12, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
18. 4.234 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.722 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 6:23 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
20. 4.630 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003pu8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.