Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 03:50 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, 21 Apr 8:17 pm (GMT -4), which had occurred 1 day 4 hours earlier.
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 24 km depth
23 Apr 04:22 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 32 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 23, 2021 03:50:07 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 24.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.065°S / 72.317°W  (South Pacific Ocean, Chile) |
| Antipode | 34.065°N / 107.683°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GUG (U. Chile) |
| Nearest volcano | Palomo (195 km / 121 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 84 km (52 mi) SW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) NW of Santa Cruz (Colchagua) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 133 km (82 mi) NW of Rauco (Curicó) (pop: 8,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 168 km (105 mi) WSW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 24 km | 46 Km Al NO De Pichilemu | GUG (U. Chile) |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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