M4.3 earthquake 58 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.3 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 1:41 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-03-15 04:41:20 UTC

Depth

40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.459° S, 71.746° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.0 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

165°

Stations used

42

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast56 kmNNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast172 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast245 kmNNW

After

1. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
2. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
4. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 16, 10:41 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
5. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 19, 9:24 AM GMT-3 · 3841 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
6. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Mar 20, 5:01 PM GMT-3 · 3839 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
7. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 7:30 PM GMT-3 · 3839 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
8. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3839 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
9. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 22, 9:38 PM GMT-3 · 3837 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Mar 25, 5:03 AM GMT-3 · 3835 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
11. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Mar 26, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
12. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
13. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 29, 12:36 AM GMT-3 · 3831 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
14. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 31, 11:40 PM GMT-3 · 3828 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
15. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3825 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
16. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 4, 8:12 PM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
17. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
18. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3819 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
19. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 10:45 PM GMT-3 · 3819 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
20. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3819 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
21. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
22. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Apr 14, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
23. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
24. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 17, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3812 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
25. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3811 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
26. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3811 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7
27. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 1:37 PM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
28. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 11:01 AM GMT-3 · 3804 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
29. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3804 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
30. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
31. 3.987 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Apr 26, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
32. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3801 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
33. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3801 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
34. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
35. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 11, 10:11 AM GMT-3 · 3788 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
36. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 12, 3:03 PM GMT-3 · 3786 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 14, 10:21 AM GMT-3 · 3846 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
2. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Mar 14, 7:26 AM GMT-3 · 3846 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
3. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 9, 6:40 AM GMT-3 · 3851 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
4. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Mar 7, 10:27 PM GMT-3 · 3852 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
5. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 1, 8:03 PM GMT-3 · 3858 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
6. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 1, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3859 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
7. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 29, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 3859 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
8. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Feb 25, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
9. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:49 AM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
10. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:27 AM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Feb 23, 11:32 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
12. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 23, 6:50 AM GMT-3 · 3866 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
13. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:39 AM GMT-3 · 3867 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
15. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Feb 20, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3869 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
16. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 19, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
17. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Feb 17, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3872 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xp5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.