Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 10 km E of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 10 km E of Vallenar, Chile on Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 2:39 AM GMT-3 (05:39 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 39 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-25 05:39:23 UTC
Depth
114.9 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
28.587° S, 70.650° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
37

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.239 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 1960 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.378 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 2020 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dw91. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.