Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 23 km W of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 23 km W of La Ligua, Chile on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 11:22 AM GMT-3 (14:22 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 50 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-16 14:22:46 UTC
Depth
67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.441° S, 71.480° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.356 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.122 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2136 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.19 km E of Quillota, Chile · 2125 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  4. 5.050 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2124 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 33
  5. 4.164 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2123 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.555 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2120 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.050 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2117 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.341 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.540 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2116 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.91 km S of Limache, Chile · 2114 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.146 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2110 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.234 km NE of San Felipe, Chile · 2110 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.442 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2107 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.490 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2102 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.355 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.443 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2094 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.736 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2149 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.851 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cfna. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.