M4.3 earthquake 101 km NW of Constitución, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101 km NW of Constitución, Chile on Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 4:26 AM GMT-3 (07:26 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-22 07:26:32 UTC
- Depth
- 20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.607° S, 73.096° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 184°, dip 79°, rake 129°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 288°, dip 40°, rake 18°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.7 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000crf0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC.