Moderate magnitude earthquake 4.7 to 42 km deep
Nov 21 11:55 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
November 21 11:57: Depth of the hypocenter recalculated from 20.0 to 23.0 km (12.4 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected 6.2 km (3.9 mi) towards E.
November 21 13:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.7. Depth of hypocenter recalculated from 23.0 to 42.0 km (14.3 to 26 mi). Epicenter location corrected 8.8 km (5.5 mi) towards SSW.
Updated Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:03 PM
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes in the morning 30 km southwest of Antofagasta, Chile
5.0 earthquake November 21 08:50 (GMT -3)
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) which also listed the quake at a magnitude of 5.0.
Based on preliminary seismic data, the quake was likely felt by many people in the epicenter area. It should not have caused any significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken glass, etc.
In Antofagasta (309,800 inhabitants) located 30 km from the epicenter, the earthquake should have been felt as a slight tremor.
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Earthquake data
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Date and hour : November 21, 2021 11:50:59 UTC –
Local time at epicenter: Sunday 21 November 2021 08:50 (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 42.0 km
Latitude / longitude of epicenter: 23.97 ° S / 70.54 ° W↗ 
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Antipode: 23.97 ° N / 109.46 ° E↗
Nearest volcano: La Negrillar (200 km)
Nearby towns and villages:
38 km (24 mi) SSO of Antofagasta (pop: 309.800) -> See nearby earthquakes!
160 km (99 mi) north of Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
212 km (132 mi) south of Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
236 km (147 mi) southwest of Calama (pop: 143,100) -> See nearby earthquakes!
266 km (165 mi) WW of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) -> See earthquakes nearby!
271 km (168 mi) north of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
378 km (235 mi) north of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
512 km (318 mi) northwest of Puerta de Corral Quemado (Departamento de Belén, Argentina) (pop: 1,630) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
519 km (323 mi) northwest of Hualfin (Departamento de Belén, Argentina) (pop: 2300) -> See earthquakes nearby!
547 km (340 mi) southwest of Uyuni (Antonio Quijarro, Bolivia) (pop: 10,300) -> See nearby earthquakes!
Clouds covered
22 ° C (72 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 5 m / s (10 kts) from SSWMain data source: GFZ (German Research Center for Geosciences)
Estimated energy released: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tonnes of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report the same earthquake and publish similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It normally takes up to a few hours for the earthquake parameters to be calculated with near optimum accuracy.
| Mag. | Depth | Site | Source |
| 4.7 | 42 km | Near the coast of northern Chile | GFZ |
| 4.7 | 44 km | 5.0 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE | EMSC |
| 4.7 | 43 km | 44 km on the southwest of Antofagasta, Chile | USGS |
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