M4.6 earthquake 85 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 85 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 10:10 PM GMT-3 (01:10 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-16 01:10:19 UTC
- Depth
- 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.279° S, 70.898° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbn0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.