Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km ENE of Talca, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Talca, Chile on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 11:05 PM GMT-4 (03:05 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-20 03:05:26 UTC
Depth
99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.344° S, 71.479° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.129 km E of Colbún, Chile · 1884 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.549 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 1914 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.220 km SW of Molina, Chile · 1921 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000enlg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.