M4.2 earthquake 94 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 94 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 3:31 PM GMT-3 (18:31 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-21 18:31:11 UTC
- Depth
- 29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.316° S, 71.992° 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 III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3181 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2113 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.230 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2094 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.034 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.933 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2083 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000crbh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.