M4.4 earthquake 172 km W of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 172 km W of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 2:05 PM GMT-3 (17:05 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
- 4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-24 17:05:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.511° S, 72.524° 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 I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dkqu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.