Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 51 km SW of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km SW of Vallenar, Chile on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 3:52 PM GMT-4 (19:52 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-29 19:52:33 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
28.861° S, 71.172° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.376 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 1879 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.349 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 1859 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.479 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.4100 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1896 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.580 km N of La Serena, Chile · 1907 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.260 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1908 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.490 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.491 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 5.484 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  7. 4.0111 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.698 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.492 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.499 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.2105 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.192 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.392 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.285 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.684 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.686 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.3Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.089 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.586 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.582 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f0bj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.