Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 103 km NW of Constitución, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 103 km NW of Constitución, Chile on Tue, May 4, 2021, 4:54 AM GMT-4 (08:54 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 159 km WNW of Constitución, 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
2021-05-04 08:54:10 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.589° S, 73.102° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4159 km WNW of Constitución, Chile · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.389 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1933 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.178 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1984 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.288 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.7Near the coast of Libertador O'Higgins, Chile · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.082 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.187 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.287 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.191 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.284 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.184 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.286 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.484 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  12. 5.582 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1991 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 37
  13. 4.479 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.583 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.478 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  16. 4.281 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.281 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 5.079 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 17
  19. 5.181 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 17
  20. 5.285 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dzyn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.