M5.1 earthquake 57 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on Fri, Jun 11, 2021, 11:36 PM GMT-4 (03:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-12 03:36:26 UTC
- Depth
- 15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.740° S, 72.201° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 26
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.08 · 15 stations |
| 5.2 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.0 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
26 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 175°, dip 45°, rake 72°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 19°, dip 48°, rake 107°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.9 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 90
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.566 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 1937 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 4.324 km NNW of Cartagena, Chile · 1936 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 39
- 4.389 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 4.628 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 1896 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 44
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ec9v (also filed as usauto7000ec9v, iscgem620513710). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.