M4.2 earthquake 67 km NW of Tomé, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 67 km NW of Tomé, Chile on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 7:51 AM GMT-4 (11:51 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-05 11:51:22 UTC
- Depth
- 12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.147° S, 73.432° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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
- 4.2 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 1°, dip 46°, rake 90°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 181°, dip 44°, rake 90°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dz4g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.