Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 12:51 AM GMT-3 (03:51 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 31 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-22 03:51:29 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.028° S, 71.659° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.141 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 1747 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.831 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 1729 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 26
  3. 4.673 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.1100 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 1719 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.562 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.133 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 1704 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.298 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1702 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.238 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 1699 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.017 km NE of La Serena, Chile · 1691 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.519 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 1748 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.742 km N of La Serena, Chile · 1758 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 47
  3. 4.449 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1765 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gedu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.