M3.9 earthquake 48 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 48 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 4:06 PM GMT-3 (19:06 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 98.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003r7e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.