M5.2 earthquake 41 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, May 29, 2015, 1:28 AM GMT-3 (04:28 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-29 04:28:16 UTC
- Depth
- 43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.216° S, 70.649° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
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
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 157°, dip 61°, rake 83°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 351°, dip 29°, rake 102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.8 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.567 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 4133 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.292 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 4084 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002k8v (also filed as iscgem610634880). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.