M4.4 earthquake 49 km SW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 6:53 PM GMT-3 (21:53 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-24 21:53:37 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.941° S, 71.551° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.065 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 3.7Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 1737 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fww2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.