M4.4 earthquake 57 km N of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km N of La Serena, Chile on Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 11:01 AM GMT-3 (14:01 UTC), 42 km (26 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-14 14:01:54 UTC
- Depth
- 42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.382° S, 71.231° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.969 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2052 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
- 4.369 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2011 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4108 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 2008 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
Before
- 4.111 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2059 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.320 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2070 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
- 4.356 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 2072 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.933 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2084 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dhlv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.