Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 46 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 46 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile on Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 4:38 AM GMT-3 (07:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km SW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-22 07:38:13 UTC
Depth
34.7 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.295° S, 71.693° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.442 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2108 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.490 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.355 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.443 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2095 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.638 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2085 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2072 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 5.116 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2060 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 62
  8. 4.363 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2055 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 3.91 km S of Limache, Chile · 2115 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.540 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.341 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.050 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2118 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.555 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2121 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.164 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2124 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  7. 5.050 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2125 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 33
  8. 4.19 km E of Quillota, Chile · 2125 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
  9. 4.122 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2137 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.356 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d1tz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.