Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 24 km SSE of Machalí, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Machalí, Chile on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 9:26 PM GMT-3 (00:26 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SE of Teno, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 00:26:20 UTC
Depth
121.9 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
34.379° S, 70.524° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
59

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.712 km SE of Teno, Chile · 2087 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.64 km NE of Rengo, Chile · 2106 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d4w8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.