Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 9 km E of Quillota, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 9 km E of Quillota, Chile on Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 5:06 PM GMT-3 (20:06 UTC), 67 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-07 20:06:15 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.895° S, 71.152° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.050 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2125 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 33
  2. 4.555 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2121 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.050 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2118 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.341 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.540 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.91 km S of Limache, Chile · 2115 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.310 km NNW of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 2112 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 9
  8. 4.146 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2111 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.234 km NE of San Felipe, Chile · 2110 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.442 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2108 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2072 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.356 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.223 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2146 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cnws. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.