Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 93 km NW of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 93 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 12:58 AM GMT-4 (04:58 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 72 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-08 04:58:07 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.055° S, 71.505° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.353 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 1941 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.0114 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 1939 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.3111 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 5.975 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 26
  5. 6.072 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 24
  6. 4.582 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.586 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.089 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.3Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.686 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.684 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.285 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.392 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.192 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2105 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.499 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.492 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.698 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.0111 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 5.484 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  21. 4.491 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.490 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.260 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1908 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  24. 4.4100 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1896 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 4.451 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 1892 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.4106 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 1973 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eb0c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.