M4.0 earthquake 65 km W of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 65 km W of La Ligua, Chile on Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 6:37 AM GMT-3 (09:37 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
- 4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-28 09:37:17 UTC
- Depth
- 21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.376° S, 71.918° 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 III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.0 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 140°, dip 60°, rake 33°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 31°, dip 62°, rake 145°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.7 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- 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
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxpj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.