Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 154 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 154 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 11:25 AM GMT-4 (15:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-02 15:25:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.107° S, 72.856° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.291 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1855 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.383 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.491 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.875 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  5. 4.484 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.489 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.181 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.181 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.9103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 17
  10. 4.4105 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.698 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.698 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
  13. 4.689 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1826 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  14. 4.089 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.389 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.178 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1815 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.483 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.983 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1814 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.280 km W of Illapel, Chile · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f75l. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.