M5.1 earthquake 16 km SW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 5:18 PM GMT-3 (20:18 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwr, regional moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-10 20:18:29 UTC
- Depth
- 51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.753° S, 71.281° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 62
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.038 · 66 stations |
| 5.39 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
Did you feel it?
62 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 329°, dip 22°, rake 73°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 168°, dip 69°, rake 97°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 95
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.363 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2054 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 4.636 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2047 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
- 4.074 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2016 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
- 4.433 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2009 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
- 4.379 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2004 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dgd0 (also filed as iscgem619829233). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.