M4.2 earthquake 30 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Oct 4, 2015, 2:58 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-10-04 17:58:13 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.711° S, 71.488° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.53

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

22

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast85 kmS
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast315 kmNNW

After

1. 4.249 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 3:21 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
2. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 5, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 37
3. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 1:51 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
4. 4.735 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 6, 7:47 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
5. 4.164 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 9:59 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
6. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.739 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 7:48 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
8. 4.284 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
9. 4.533 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 12:02 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
10. 4.193 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
11. 4.286 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:29 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
12. 4.837 km NNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 5:00 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
13. 4.559 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 9:34 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
14. 4.532 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:35 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
15. 4.176 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 11:54 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
16. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
17. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 5:46 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
18. 4.644 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:08 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
19. 4.031 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
20. 4.450 km S of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 5:20 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
21. 4.3114 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:38 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
22. 4.379 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Oct 9, 9:45 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
23. 4.119 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
24. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 5:58 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
25. 4.235 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
26. 4.630 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
27. 4.665 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
28. 4.722 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 6:23 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
29. 4.234 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 10:46 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
30. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
31. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
32. 4.073 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:50 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
33. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
34. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 12, 7:27 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
35. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:09 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
36. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
37. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
38. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:01 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
39. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
40. 4.393 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 8:30 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
41. 4.138 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
42. 4.444 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 10:05 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
43. 4.357 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 13, 6:17 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
44. 4.319 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:16 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
45. 4.159 km NW of Illapel, ChileTue, Oct 13, 4:33 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
46. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:25 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
47. 4.267 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 14, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
48. 4.249 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 14, 5:35 AM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
49. 4.764 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 8:03 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
50. 4.940 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
51. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 5:39 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
52. 4.060 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
53. 4.123 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 16, 3:50 AM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
54. 4.276 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 16, 9:49 AM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
55. 4.153 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 16, 1:58 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
56. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
57. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 19, 1:37 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
58. 4.570 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 19, 6:28 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
59. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:27 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
60. 4.425 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:57 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

1. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 1:57 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
2. 4.042 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 9:16 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
3. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 7:11 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
4. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 6:06 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
5. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
6. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:59 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away
7. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
8. 4.335 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 3, 10:48 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
9. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 9:12 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
10. 4.541 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 5:26 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
11. 4.340 km NW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 4:20 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
12. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:26 AM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 19
13. 4.020 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 7:23 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away
14. 4.054 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:02 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
15. 4.938 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 1:22 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
16. 3.917 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 12:04 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
17. 4.441 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
18. 4.553 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:43 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
19. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 1, 5:28 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
20. 4.667 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:25 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003k8e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.