M4.6 earthquake 47 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 3:20 PM GMT-3 (18:20 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-09-18 18:20:07 UTC
- Depth
- 61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.208° S, 71.000° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 4026 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.255 km SW of Copiapó, Chile · 4002 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.328 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 3986 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lg8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.