M4.2 earthquake 6 km NNE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 5:55 PM GMT-4 (21:55 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km S of Quilpué, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-21 21:55:04 UTC
- Depth
- 64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.224° S, 70.629° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.548 km ENE of Los Andes, Chile · 1973 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
- 4.626 km S of Quilpué, Chile · 1960 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 12
- 4.636 km ESE of Paine, Chile · 1959 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
- 4.637 km E of Los Andes, Chile · 1955 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e3ib. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.