M4.1 earthquake 71 km N of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 71 km N of La Serena, Chile on Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 11:26 AM GMT-3 (14:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 64 km N of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-28 14:26:05 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.256° S, 71.267° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.559 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 2186 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 5.864 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2165 days ago · 50 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 43
- 4.164 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2165 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.222 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2151 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
- 4.837 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 2146 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
- 3.913 km ENE of La Serena, Chile · 2144 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
- 4.294 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2141 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 4.462 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 2203 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.176 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2209 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.285 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 2210 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.380 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2215 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.1130 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 2216 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c25b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.