M4.3 earthquake 56 km NNE of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of La Serena, Chile on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:16 AM GMT-3 (13:16 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 69 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-30 13:16:12 UTC
- Depth
- 57.8 km (35.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.402° S, 71.129° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.320 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2070 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 4.111 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2059 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.457 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2057 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 4.969 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2052 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dd7w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.