M3.9 earthquake 17 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Fri, Oct 2, 2015, 12:04 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-10-02 15:04:17 UTC

Depth

49.1 km (30.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.533° S, 71.358° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 8.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Stations used

0

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast65 kmS
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast332 kmNNW

After

1. 4.938 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 1:22 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
2. 4.054 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:02 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
3. 4.020 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 7:23 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
4. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:26 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 19
5. 4.340 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 4:20 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
6. 4.541 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 5:26 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
7. 5.140 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:21 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 9:12 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
9. 4.335 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 3, 10:48 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
10. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
11. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:59 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
12. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 6:06 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
14. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 7:11 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
15. 4.042 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 9:16 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
16. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 1:57 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
17. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 2:58 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
18. 4.249 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 3:21 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
19. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 5, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 37
20. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 1:51 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
21. 4.164 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 9:59 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
22. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
23. 4.739 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
24. 4.284 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
25. 4.533 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 12:02 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
26. 4.193 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
27. 4.286 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:29 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
28. 4.837 km NNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 5:00 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
29. 4.532 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:35 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
30. 4.176 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 11:54 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
31. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
32. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 5:46 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
33. 4.644 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:08 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
34. 4.450 km S of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 5:20 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
35. 4.3114 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:38 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
36. 4.379 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Oct 9, 9:45 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
37. 4.119 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
38. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 5:58 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
39. 4.235 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
40. 4.630 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
41. 4.665 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
42. 4.722 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 6:23 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
43. 4.234 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
44. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 8
45. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
46. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
47. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
48. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 12, 7:27 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
49. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:09 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
50. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
51. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
52. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
53. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
54. 4.393 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 8:30 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
55. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
56. 4.444 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 10:05 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
57. 4.357 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 13, 6:17 AM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
58. 4.319 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:16 AM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
59. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 4:33 PM GMT-3 · 3996 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
60. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:25 PM GMT-3 · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 4.441 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
2. 4.553 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:43 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
3. 4.667 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:25 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
4. 4.729 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:06 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
5. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 8:04 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
6. 4.125 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 7:59 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
7. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 3:21 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
8. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 9:30 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
9. 4.646 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 11:00 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
11. 4.347 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 12:55 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
12. 4.365 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
13. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 10:17 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
14. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:27 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
15. 4.137 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 1:44 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
16. 4.360 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 10:01 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 4:10 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
18. 4.147 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 1:16 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
19. 4.444 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 7:53 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
20. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 27, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003js0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.