M4.3 earthquake 5 km NNW of Quillota, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Quillota, Chile on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:51 AM GMT-3 (06:51 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-10 06:51:46 UTC
- Depth
- 61.4 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.842° S, 71.276° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 25
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
25 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 55°, dip 46°, rake 0°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 145°, dip 90°, rake -136°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.4 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 85
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.065 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
- 3.7Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 1736 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fswl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.