M4.6 earthquake 63 km WNW of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Taltal, Chile on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 8:36 AM GMT-3 (11:36 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-12 11:36:37 UTC
- Depth
- 39.4 km (24.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.231° S, 71.086° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.6 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.266 km WNW of Taltal, Chile · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 4.343 km WNW of Taltal, Chile · 2034 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dgyq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.