M4.6 earthquake 36 km ESE of Paine, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Paine, Chile on Tue, May 25, 2021, 2:28 AM GMT-4 (06:28 UTC), 104 km (65 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 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-25 06:28:49 UTC
- Depth
- 104.2 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 33.890° S, 70.360° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 10
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
10 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 40°
- Stations used
- 95
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 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 us7000e60y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.