M3.9 earthquake 52 km E of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 52 km E of Vallenar, Chile on Sat, Aug 15, 2015, 1:12 AM GMT-3 (04:12 UTC), 96 km (60 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-15 04:12:00 UTC
- Depth
- 96.1 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.605° S, 70.224° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003fc0. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.