M4.1 earthquake 29 km E of Colbún, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 29 km E of Colbún, Chile on Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 10:04 AM GMT-4 (14:04 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 23 km SE of Parral, 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-07 14:04:14 UTC
- Depth
- 116.6 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.743° S, 71.082° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f35t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.