Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 97 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 97 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 3:32 AM GMT-3 (06:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 109 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-21 06:32:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.977° S, 72.120° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.084 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.147 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.556 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.360 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.137 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.434 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4012 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.365 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.347 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.293 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.484 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.253 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4010 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.646 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.489 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4009 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.125 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.729 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.667 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4009 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 4.553 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.5155 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 4.441 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.917 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.938 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  33. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 4.054 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 4.020 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.2144 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4007 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
  38. 4.340 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 4.541 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 4.081 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4007 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  46. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 4.042 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 4.230 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 4.249 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4006 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 4.377 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4005 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 5.943 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4005 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 37
  54. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4005 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 4.288 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  56. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4004 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 4.735 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  58. 4.164 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4004 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 4.175 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003md7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.