M4.3 earthquake 28 km W of Rauco, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 28 km W of Rauco, Chile on Sat, Nov 21, 2015, 1:11 PM GMT-3 (16:11 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km NNW of Talca, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-21 16:11:34 UTC
- Depth
- 46.9 km (29.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.953° S, 71.629° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.653 km NNW of Talca, Chile · 3944 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
- 4.098 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 3924 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000404c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.