M4.6 earthquake 28 km NW of Cartagena, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Cartagena, Chile on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 4:58 PM GMT-4 (20:58 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-26 20:58:05 UTC
- Depth
- 34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.396° S, 71.855° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 44
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
44 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.6 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 140°, dip 83°, rake -28°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 234°, dip 62°, rake -172°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 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 us6000ezay. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.