M4.2 earthquake 101 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 101 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, May 3, 2015, 10:33 AM GMT-3 (13:33 UTC), 113 km (70 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
- 2015-05-03 13:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 113.4 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.338° S, 69.760° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 4.7 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.241 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 4142 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
- 4.087 km WNW of Vinchina, Argentina · 4114 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002azi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.