M4.8 earthquake 137 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.8 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 2:02 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-17 17:02:12 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.664° S, 72.631° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

104

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast137 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast147 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast362 kmNNW

After

1. 4.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.639 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 2:32 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
3. 4.581 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:04 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
4. 4.4123 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
5. 4.6127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:51 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
6. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 3:55 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
7. 4.289 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:11 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
8. 4.4117 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:17 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
9. 4.3111 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:51 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
10. 4.994 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:08 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
11. 5.275 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
12. 4.5Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:35 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
13. 4.5127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:02 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
14. 4.2152 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:44 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
15. 5.0Off the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 1:24 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
16. 4.373 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:51 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
17. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:05 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
18. 4.562 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:51 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
19. 4.494 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:06 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
20. 4.4125 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:43 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
21. 4.1127 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
22. 4.5112 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:35 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
23. 3.863 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:50 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
24. 4.8141 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 10:53 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
25. 4.578 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
26. 4.292 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:13 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
27. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 12:58 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
28. 4.177 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:27 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
29. 4.5170 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 2:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
30. 4.797 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 3:15 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
31. 4.087 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:06 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
32. 4.3146 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:10 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
33. 4.960 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 4:41 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
34. 4.482 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
35. 4.491 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:38 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
36. 4.377 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 5:50 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
37. 4.1110 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
38. 4.2173 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:08 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
39. 4.987 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:12 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
40. 4.7130 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 7:35 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
41. 4.485 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
42. 4.0143 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 18, 9:37 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
43. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 10:19 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
44. 4.2112 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 18, 11:53 PM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
45. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 12:14 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
46. 4.596 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:12 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
47. 5.0143 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:33 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
48. 4.5135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:01 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
49. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 2:47 AM GMT-3 · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
50. 4.3135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
51. 5.487 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:31 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
52. 4.172 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
53. 4.593 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:24 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
54. 4.6103 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:41 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
55. 4.6143 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
56. 4.0137 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:32 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
57. 4.270 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:50 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
58. 4.8135 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 19, 8:57 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
59. 5.696 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 10:08 AM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
60. 4.255 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 19, 1:51 PM GMT-3 · 4028 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.881 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 1:04 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
2. 4.480 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.4133 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:38 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
4. 4.6169 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 12:00 PM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
5. 5.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:19 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
6. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
7. 4.2154 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:57 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
8. 4.695 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:22 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
9. 4.751 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 17, 10:04 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
10. 4.3110 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 9:51 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
11. 4.4129 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:50 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
12. 4.5141 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 8:24 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
13. 4.170 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:53 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
14. 4.965 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:12 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
15. 4.4100 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 7:07 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
16. 4.680 km NW of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
17. 4.681 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
18. 4.279 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
19. 4.489 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 5:16 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
20. 4.476 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 17, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 4030 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003kmk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.