Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 86 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 08:15 GMT -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.3 quake South Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, 18 Apr 11:18 pm (GMT -4), which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 38 km depth
21 Apr 08:30 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 21, 2021 08:15:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 37.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.095°S / 72.319°W  (South Pacific Ocean, Chile) |
| Antipode | 34.095°N / 107.681°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GUG (U. Chile) |
| Nearest volcano | Palomo (194 km / 121 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 86 km (54 mi) SW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) WSW of Melipilla (pop: 63,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) SSW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) SSW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 145 km (90 mi) W of Rancagua (pop: 212,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 160 km (99 mi) NNW of Talca (pop: 197,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 170 km (105 mi) WSW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 170 km (106 mi) WSW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 38 km | 43 Km Al NO De Pichilemu | GUG (U. Chile) |
| 3.6 | 38 km | OFFSHORE O'HIGGINS, CHILE | EMSC |
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