M4.9 earthquake 127 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.9 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 11:38 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 02:38:50 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.657° S, 72.525° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

133°

Stations used

114

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast127 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast138 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast358 kmNNW

After

1. 4.772 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
2. 4.5110 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:51 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
3. 4.362 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:06 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
4. 4.3135 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:08 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 4.5150 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
6. 4.2120 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
7. 4.699 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:54 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
8. 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:02 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
9. 5.051 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:08 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
10. 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:26 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
11. 5.198 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:32 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
12. 5.280 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:38 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
13. 4.9139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:43 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
14. 4.9Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:16 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
15. 4.691 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:26 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
16. 4.492 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:35 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
17. 5.279 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:40 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
18. 4.581 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
19. 4.568 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
20. 4.3125 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:05 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
21. 4.156 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:11 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
22. 4.3131 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:27 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
23. 4.474 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
24. 4.349 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:39 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
25. 4.5121 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:39 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
26. 4.476 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
27. 4.489 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:16 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
28. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:23 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
29. 4.573 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
30. 4.670 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:39 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
31. 4.279 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
32. 4.681 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
33. 4.680 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
34. 4.4100 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:07 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
35. 4.471 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:09 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
36. 4.965 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:12 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
37. 4.170 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
38. 4.5141 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:24 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
39. 4.4129 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:50 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
40. 4.3110 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:51 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
41. 4.536 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:58 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
42. 4.751 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:04 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
43. 4.695 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:22 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
44. 4.470 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:47 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
45. 4.2154 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:57 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
46. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
47. 5.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:19 AM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
48. 4.6169 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:00 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
49. 4.4133 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:38 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
50. 4.480 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
51. 4.473 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
52. 4.881 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:04 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
53. 4.336 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:55 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
54. 4.8137 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
55. 4.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
56. 4.639 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:32 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
57. 4.581 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
58. 4.4123 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
59. 4.6127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:51 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
60. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:55 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 4.6Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
2. 4.973 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:31 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.696 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 16, 11:04 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
4. 4.769 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
5. 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:41 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
6. 4.995 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
7. 4.4113 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 5.187 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:22 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
9. 4.672 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:21 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
10. 4.867 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:13 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
11. 4.661 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
12. 4.3120 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:59 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
13. 5.176 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:43 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
14. 5.058 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:42 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
15. 4.880 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:30 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
16. 4.7155 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:17 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
17. 4.885 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:15 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
18. 4.791 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
19. 5.157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
20. 4.978 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 16, 8:57 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003kdn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.