M4.1 earthquake 74 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 74 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 8:36 PM GMT-3 (23:36 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 66 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-13 23:36:35 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.051° S, 71.771° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Canela.
From the USGS event page for us2000269z. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.033 km NE of Illapel, Chile · 4182 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.266 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4170 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000269z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.