M4.4 earthquake 34 km N of San Vicente, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 34 km N of San Vicente, Chile on Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 10:04 AM GMT-3 (13:04 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 40 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-22 13:04:32 UTC
- Depth
- 68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.127° S, 71.147° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.46 km ENE of Chimbarongo, Chile · 2012 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
- 4.640 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile · 2005 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 26
- 4.39 km ENE of Teno, Chile · 1981 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dll3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.