M6.2 earthquake 65 km N of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 65 km N of Taltal, Chile on Fri, Nov 27, 2015, 6:00 PM GMT-3 (21:00 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-27 21:00:22 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.828° S, 70.601° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 26
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.18 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Confirmed |
| 6.2 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (VII) at Antofagasta; (V) at Calama, Mejillones, Quillagua and Taltal; (IV) at Copiapo, Diego de Almagro, Iquique, Oficina Maria Elena, San Pedro de Atacama, Tierra Amarilla and Tocopilla.
From the USGS event page for us100041t7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 15.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
26 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 6.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 168°, dip 57°, rake 86°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 355°, dip 33°, rake 96°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 44°
- Stations used
- 378
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.774 km N of Taltal, Chile · 3964 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.915 km S of Taltal, Chile · 3949 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100041t7 (also filed as gcmt20151127210022, iscgem612127051). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.