M 4.2 earthquake – 64 km S of Vallenar, Chile
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Local time: Oct 14, 2026 · 11:42 (UTC-3)
LightShallow · 42 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 42 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -29.148, -70.88665 km from Vallenar
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 14, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Chile.
- 8.5 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile Nov 11, 1922
- 8.3 48 km W of Illapel, Chile Sep 16, 2015
- 8.1 45 km NNW of Illapel, Chile Apr 6, 1943
- 8.0 60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile Dec 4, 1918
- 7.4 Atacama, Chile Apr 18, 1939
- 7.4 54 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile Oct 4, 1983
- 7.1 36 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile Oct 15, 1997
- 7.0 25 km WNW of Illapel, Chile Sep 16, 2015