M3.8 earthquake 142 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

3.8 (mwr), minor

Local time

Sun, Sep 27, 2015, 11:32 AM GMT-3

UTC

2015-09-27 14:32:56 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.727° S, 72.676° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Normal

Moment magnitude

3.8 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 11°, dip 42°, rake -89°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 190°, dip 48°, rake -91°

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

43

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast142 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast154 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast359 kmNNW

After

1. 4.2109 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Sep 27, 12:20 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
2. 3.865 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 1:44 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
3. 4.480 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Sep 27, 6:01 PM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
4. 4.390 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 4:10 AM GMT-3 · 4012 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
5. 3.868 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Sep 28, 5:27 PM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
6. 4.293 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 29, 7:01 AM GMT-3 · 4011 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
7. 3.949 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
8. 4.646 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 29, 11:00 PM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.2147 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 1:20 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
10. 4.276 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 9:30 AM GMT-3 · 4010 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
11. 4.250 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 3:21 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
12. 4.282 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 30, 8:04 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
13. 4.667 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 30, 11:25 PM GMT-3 · 4009 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
14. 4.4125 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 1, 5:28 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
15. 4.5155 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:54 AM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
16. 4.9162 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 4008 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
17. 4.2137 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 4:42 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
18. 4.2144 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 2, 10:37 PM GMT-3 · 4007 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
19. 4.048 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 3, 3:27 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
20. 5.583 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 4, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
21. 4.150 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 6:06 AM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
22. 4.493 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 4, 1:57 PM GMT-3 · 4006 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
23. 4.6157 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 5, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 4005 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
24. 4.780 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 1:51 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
25. 4.164 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 9:59 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
26. 4.276 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 6, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 4004 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
27. 4.284 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 6, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
28. 4.193 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
29. 4.286 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 4:29 AM GMT-3 · 4003 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
30. 4.176 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Oct 7, 11:54 PM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
31. 4.353 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
32. 4.146 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 8, 5:46 AM GMT-3 · 4002 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
33. 4.3114 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 9, 7:38 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
34. 4.379 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Oct 9, 9:45 AM GMT-3 · 4001 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
35. 4.589 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 10, 5:58 AM GMT-3 · 4000 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
36. 4.4130 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Oct 10, 8:08 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
37. 4.665 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 11, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 3999 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
38. 5.679 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:15 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
39. 5.080 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 12:31 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
40. 4.191 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 2:10 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
41. 4.593 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:09 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
42. 4.083 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:47 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
43. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
44. 4.649 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 1:46 PM GMT-3 · 3998 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
45. 4.393 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 12, 8:30 PM GMT-3 · 3997 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
46. 4.097 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 13, 8:25 PM GMT-3 · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
47. 4.267 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 14, 12:48 AM GMT-3 · 3996 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
48. 4.764 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 8:03 AM GMT-3 · 3995 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
49. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 5:39 PM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
50. 4.060 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 15, 7:18 PM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
51. 4.153 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 16, 1:58 PM GMT-3 · 3994 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
52. 4.493 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Oct 17, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 3993 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
53. 4.4126 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Oct 18, 6:23 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
54. 4.0109 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 18, 8:01 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
55. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 19, 1:37 AM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
56. 4.570 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 19, 6:28 AM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
57. 4.1104 km WNW of Illapel, ChileMon, Oct 19, 2:27 PM GMT-3 · 3991 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
58. 4.388 km W of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Oct 20, 1:43 PM GMT-3 · 3990 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
59. 3.953 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 20, 6:45 PM GMT-3 · 3989 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
60. 4.278 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Oct 21, 7:04 PM GMT-3 · 3988 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 4.1130 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 10:59 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.483 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Sep 27, 3:27 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
3. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 27, 2:48 AM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
4. 4.293 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:48 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.976 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 6:18 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
6. 4.2149 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
7. 4.1108 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSat, Sep 26, 5:19 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
8. 3.885 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 26, 3:07 PM GMT-3 · 4013 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
9. 4.576 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Sep 26, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
10. 4.2148 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 25, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
11. 4.785 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 5:30 PM GMT-3 · 4014 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
12. 4.479 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Sep 25, 6:25 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
13. 4.382 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Sep 25, 5:36 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
14. 3.8138 km W of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 25, 1:07 AM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
15. 4.587 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 7:36 PM GMT-3 · 4015 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
16. 4.5137 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Sep 24, 4:56 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
17. 4.375 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 24, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
18. 4.2147 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 9:11 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
19. 4.3141 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Sep 23, 6:58 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
20. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Sep 23, 4:32 PM GMT-3 · 4016 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003pig. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.