Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 141 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 141 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:58 PM GMT-3 (21:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 54 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-23 21:58:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.605° S, 72.672° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2147 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4026 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5137 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.587 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4025 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.8138 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4025 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.382 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4025 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4024 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2148 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4024 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4024 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.885 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4024 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2149 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.293 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.483 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4023 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.1130 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.8142 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.2109 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4023 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.480 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4022 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4022 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.646 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  24. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4020 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4019 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.667 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4019 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.5155 km W of Illapel, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  32. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 4.2144 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4017 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  36. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 4.249 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4016 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4014 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 4.164 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.284 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4013 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 4.193 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4013 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.286 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 4.176 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4012 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4012 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 4.3114 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 4.379 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4010 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 4.4130 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4009 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 4.665 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4009 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4008 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 4008 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 4008 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4008 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 4.393 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4026 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3173 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.365 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.489 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.953 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.6156 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.782 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.380 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.089 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 4028 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.271 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.3138 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.479 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.477 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.4123 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 4028 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.974 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4028 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.494 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  19. 4.675 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.597 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 4029 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ni9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.