M4.3 earthquake 43 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 43 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 9:59 PM GMT-3 (00:59 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 55 km W of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003m28. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.