M4.2 earthquake 38 km ESE of Paine, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Paine, Chile on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 4:19 AM GMT-4 (08:19 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 45 km SE of Los Andes, 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
- 2021-08-21 08:19:56 UTC
- Depth
- 114.3 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 33.907° S, 70.348° 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 I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 us6000f99q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.