Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 13 km N of Peñaflor, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 13 km N of Peñaflor, Chile on Mon, Oct 19, 2015, 11:37 AM GMT-3 (14:37 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-19 14:37:51 UTC
Depth
79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
33.487° S, 70.871° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
19
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.441 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 3959 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.326 km SSE of Villa Alemana, Chile · 4018 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003pni. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.