There is an increase in large earthquakes occurring in Chile, and they haven’t stopped.
September 15, 2015, Chile experienced some moderate earthquakes just like any other day. Nothing was too unusual – until the big quakes started, and two days later, as of September 17th, they are still occurring.
After merely 48 hours, Chile has experienced over 58 earthquakes over a magnitude of 4.5. And, the quakes keep coming.
These quakes are a sign that the Nazca Plate, east of the East Pacific Rise, is seriously moving. In situations like this, we also want to carefully watch the US West Coast, especially the volatile Juan de Fuca Plate west of Washington State.
Chile Quakes Beginning 9-15-15
In order of occurrence.
- 4.4 San Antonio, Chile
- 4.2 Iquique, Chile
- 5.0 Iquique, Chile
- 4.9 Iquique, Chile
Chile Quakes 9-16-15
High waves will reach the Hawaiian Islands after tsunami warnings went out for the Pacific Islands and the coastline of Chile.
In order of occurrence.
- 4.6 Iquique, Chile
- 4.8 Iquique, Chile
- 4.8 Iquique, Chile
- 8.3 Illapel, Chile (tsunami warnings are out for the Chilean coastline, Pacific island coastlines, and advisories are out for Hawaii.)
- 6.4 Illapel, Chile
- 6.1 Illapel, Chile
- 6.2 Illapel, Chile
- 7.0 Illapel, Chile
- 5.7 Illapel, Chile
- 5.3 Ovalle, Chile
- 4.9 Illapel, Chile
- 4.9 Illapel, Chile
- 5.2 Illapel, Chile
- 5.8 Illapel, Chile
- 6.4 Illapel, Chile
- 4.9 Illapel, Chile
- 6.5 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.3 Illapel, Chile
- 5.0 Ovalle, Chile
- 6.7 Illapel, Chile
- 5.4 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.5 Illapel, Chile
- 5.1 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.2 Illapel, Chile
- 4.8 Ovalle, Chile
Chile Earthquakes 9- 17-15
In order of occurrence:
- 4.9 Illapel, Chile
- 4.8 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.2 Illapel, Chile
- 5.5 Illapel, Chile
- 4.7 Illapel, Chile
- 4.7 Illapel, Chile
- 4.8 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.0 Putre, Chile
- 4.7 Illapel, Chile
- 5.1 Illapel, Chile
- 5.1 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.5 Ovalle, Chile
- 5.3 Vina del Mar, Chile
- 5.4 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 5.5 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.7 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 5.2 Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.1 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.8 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 5.1 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.8 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.4 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.7 Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.4 Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.5 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.9 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.7 offshore Valparaiso, Chile
- 5.4 offshore Coquimbo, Chile
- 4.2 offshore Coquimbo, Chile (as of 04.20 CST)
This list is growing as the quakes keep coming in, and the quakes are moving northward along the plate boundaries.
