M4.5 earthquake 23 km SE of Parral, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Parral, Chile on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:34 AM GMT-4 (08:34 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-26 08:34:29 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.318° S, 71.675° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f44p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.