M4.2 earthquake 147 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 9:11 PM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-24 00:11:27 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.962° S, 72.677° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Normal

Moment magnitude

4.2 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 359°, dip 53°, rake -101°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 197°, dip 39°, rake -75°

Location uncertainty

About 3.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

70

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast147 kmWSW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast170 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast337 kmNW

After

1. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4025 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
2. 4.5137 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 24, 4:56 AM GMT-3 · 4025 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
3. 4.590 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Sep 24, 2:21 PM GMT-3 · 4025 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 4.587 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 7:36 PM GMT-3 · 4025 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
5. 4.382 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 5:36 AM GMT-3 · 4024 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
6. 4.479 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:25 AM GMT-3 · 4024 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
7. 4.771 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 8:47 AM GMT-3 · 4024 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
8. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 5:30 PM GMT-3 · 4024 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
9. 4.2148 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 25, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 4024 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
10. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
11. 3.885 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:07 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
12. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:19 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
13. 4.2149 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
14. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:18 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
15. 4.293 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:48 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
16. 4.3172 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
17. 4.2163 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 4023 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
18. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 2:48 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
19. 3.483 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Sep 27, 3:27 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
20. 4.1130 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 10:59 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
21. 3.8142 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 11:32 AM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
22. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 1:44 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
23. 4.480 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Sep 27, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
24. 4.674 km NW of Illapel, ChileSun, Sep 27, 7:39 PM GMT-3 · 4022 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
25. 4.8109 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Sep 28, 3:05 AM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
26. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 4:10 AM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
27. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:27 PM GMT-3 · 4021 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
28. 4.293 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 7:01 AM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
29. 4.484 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
30. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 4020 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
31. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 1:20 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
32. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 9:30 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
33. 4.2160 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:29 AM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
34. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 3:21 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
35. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 8:04 PM GMT-3 · 4019 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
36. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 1, 5:28 PM GMT-3 · 4018 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
37. 4.5155 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:54 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
38. 4.4157 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 5:13 AM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
40. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:42 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
41. 4.2144 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 4017 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
42. 4.5107 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:01 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
43. 4.275 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 9:12 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
44. 3.9164 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 3, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
45. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
46. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 6:06 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
47. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 1:57 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
48. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 5, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
49. 4.288 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 5, 11:00 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
50. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 1:51 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
51. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
52. 4.284 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
53. 4.193 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
54. 4.286 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:29 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
55. 4.2121 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 10:06 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
56. 4.1116 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 7, 8:43 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
57. 4.176 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 11:54 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
58. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
59. 4.3114 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:38 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
60. 4.1104 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 9, 4:34 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 4.2105 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 8:52 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
2. 4.3141 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 6:58 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
3. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 23, 4:32 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
4. 4.286 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
5. 4.3173 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 23, 2:06 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
6. 4.365 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:51 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
7. 4.069 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:25 PM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
8. 4.369 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
9. 4.478 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 9:55 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
10. 4.576 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 7:05 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
11. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 6:20 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.489 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 23, 2:23 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
13. 3.953 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 2:05 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
14. 4.680 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 1:21 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Sep 23, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 4026 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
16. 4.6156 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 11:01 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
17. 4.0123 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 10:52 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
18. 4.364 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 22, 7:26 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
19. 3.974 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 22, 6:44 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
20. 4.782 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 22, 5:46 PM GMT-3 · 4027 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003niz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.