M4.6 earthquake 37 km E of Los Andes, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 37 km E of Los Andes, Chile on Fri, May 28, 2021, 7:40 PM GMT-4 (23:40 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 34 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-28 23:40:57 UTC
- Depth
- 108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.817° S, 70.194° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 159
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.230 km W of Mendoza, Argentina · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.034 km W of Mendoza, Argentina · 1929 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 4.834 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 1909 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 28
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000efpm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.