M4.2 earthquake 95 km W of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 95 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 1:04 AM GMT-4 (05:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 79 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-21 05:04:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.090° S, 72.312° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.679 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.126 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 20 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
- 4.434 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmdj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.