M4.2 earthquake 83 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 8:34 AM GMT-3 (11:34 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 41 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-29 11:34:15 UTC
- Depth
- 59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.899° S, 71.124° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.170 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 4157 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 5.241 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 4143 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
- 4.567 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 4134 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002a5a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.