M4.3 earthquake 88 km N of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 88 km N of Taltal, Chile on Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 3:44 AM GMT-3 (06:44 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 63 km WNW of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-28 06:44:07 UTC
- Depth
- 44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.607° S, 70.512° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3l7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.