Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 59 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Nov 15, 2015, 11:32 PM GMT-3 (02:32 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 20 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-16 02:32:03 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.856° S, 71.741° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.420 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3963 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.129 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3962 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.143 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3960 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.586 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3960 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4138 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.195 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3960 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.849 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.353 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3958 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.160 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3958 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 5.854 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
  13. 4.470 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.775 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3957 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.327 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3957 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.072 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3956 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3954 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.066 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3953 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3952 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 5.690 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3951 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.558 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3951 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.343 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3950 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.149 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3948 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.729 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3948 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 4.743 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3948 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3948 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.156 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3948 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.888 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3947 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 4.289 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3947 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.277 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3946 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.284 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 4.277 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3946 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.4111 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.288 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3945 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.433 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3945 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 4.042 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3944 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 4.471 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3943 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3942 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  39. 4.689 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3942 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 5.657 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3941 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  41. 4.272 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3941 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 4.449 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3940 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 4.363 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3940 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 4.446 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3939 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 4.188 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3938 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 4.4143 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3937 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3937 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 4.244 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3937 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3936 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3936 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 4.184 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3936 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 4.884 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3936 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 4.593 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3935 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 4.066 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3934 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 4.439 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3934 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3932 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 4.052 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3932 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 4.486 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3932 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 4.070 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3932 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 4.143 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3931 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 4.3Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3963 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.425 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3965 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.465 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3966 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.382 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.181 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3967 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.276 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3968 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.375 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3968 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.142 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3969 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.627 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3969 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.336 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3970 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.135 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3970 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.321 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3971 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3971 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3972 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.442 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 5.722 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9
  17. 4.051 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.631 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3972 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away

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