M3.9 earthquake 170 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 170 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 1:05 PM GMT-3 (16:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-05 16:05:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.591° S, 72.087° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d5tl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.