Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 33 km SW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 8:57 PM GMT-3 (23:57 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 23:57:42 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.818° S, 71.447° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.379 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2005 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.074 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2016 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.1Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 2031 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dymv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.