Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 51 km S of La Tirana, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 51 km S of La Tirana, Chile on Fri, Apr 7, 2023, 3:44 AM GMT-4 (07:44 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 70 km SW of La Tirana, 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
2023-04-07 07:44:53 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.794° S, 69.712° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.094 km NNE of María Elena, Chile · 1272 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.471 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 1263 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.163 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile · 1237 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.664 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1234 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  5. 5.570 km SW of La Tirana, Chile · 1223 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 25
  6. 4.443 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1218 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.188 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1217 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.373 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 1216 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.275 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile · 1282 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.049 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 1305 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k2ly. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.