Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 98 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 3:34 PM GMT-3 (18:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 18:34:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.813° S, 72.190° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
71

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.689 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1826 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  2. 4.089 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.389 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.178 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1814 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.483 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.983 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1813 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.280 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1811 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.349 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 1805 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.080 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.698 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4105 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1844 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.9103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
  4. 4.181 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.181 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.489 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.484 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.875 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  9. 4.491 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.383 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1854 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.8154 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbwd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.