M4.4 earthquake 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 5:01 AM GMT-3 (08:01 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 42 km N of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-05 08:01:57 UTC
- Depth
- 45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.761° S, 71.798° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.742 km N of La Serena, Chile · 1759 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 47
- 4.631 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1748 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.141 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 1748 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
- 4.673 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.562 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g981. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.