M4.2 earthquake 92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Jul 26, 2015, 1:16 AM GMT-3 (04:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km NNW 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 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-26 04:16:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.950° S, 71.380° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 72.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000306f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.