M4.2 earthquake 20 km SW of Molina, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Molina, Chile on Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 11:26 AM GMT-4 (15:26 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 49 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-01 15:26:31 UTC
- Depth
- 81.1 km (50.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.242° S, 71.442° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 61
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ei0p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.