M4.2 earthquake 39 km S of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 39 km S of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 10:26 PM GMT-3 (01:26 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-20 01:26:33 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.935° S, 70.757° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 32
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.141 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 1747 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 4.238 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 1698 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gdpk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.