Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 144 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 144 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 9:35 AM GMT-3 (12:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 73 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-21 12:35:48 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.083° S, 72.606° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6148 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.165 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 5.473 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 29
  4. 4.597 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.448 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.675 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.180 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.564 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.7Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4019 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  11. 4.494 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.265 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.899 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.974 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.2151 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.4123 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.479 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.3138 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.295 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.271 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.089 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4019 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.380 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 4.782 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.974 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.364 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  27. 4.0123 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.6156 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.680 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.953 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 4.489 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  34. 4.576 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 5.074 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  36. 4.478 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 4.369 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 4.256 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 4.069 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 4.365 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 4.3173 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 4.3141 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 4.191 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 4.082 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 4.2147 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 4.5137 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 4.4100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 4.496 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.3100 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 4.590 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 4.551 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  55. 4.587 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 4.382 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 4.096 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 4.479 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 4.398 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 4.771 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4016 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.1Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4020 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6138 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.281 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.297 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 6.154 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 128
  7. 4.384 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.293 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.2135 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.186 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.155 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.3125 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.962 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.266 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.3116 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.086 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4020 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

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