Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 55 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 1:51 PM GMT-3 (16:51 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 39 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-19 16:51:17 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.631° S, 71.780° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.979 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.072 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.494 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2122 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.083 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5126 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.095 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.331 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.246 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.439 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.5138 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.9133 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.064 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.2142 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.363 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.251 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.4115 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 5.037 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  21. 4.4108 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.4141 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 5.195 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.746 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.293 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 4.284 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.086 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 4.3116 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 5.046 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 4.266 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.962 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 4.3125 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 4.155 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 4.030 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.967 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 4.186 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 4.2135 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 4.293 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 4.384 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 4.297 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 4.281 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4026 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 4.524 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  45. 4.6138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 4.1Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4026 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 4.328 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 4.6144 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 4.6148 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  51. 4.396 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 5.473 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 29
  53. 4.597 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 4.448 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 4.675 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  56. 4.564 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 11
  58. 4.494 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.974 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 4.4123 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 5.696 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.8135 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.270 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.0137 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.6143 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.6103 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.593 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 5.766 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 8
  9. 4.172 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.487 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3135 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.237 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.5135 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.230 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.0143 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.596 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.4139 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.2112 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4029 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.770 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4029 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lwu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.