Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 84 km west of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile, on Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026, at 10:00 pm (Universal Time)

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The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (12 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Chile | Quakes in Peru | Quakes in Bolivia | Tarapacá | Region de Arica y Parinacota | Region de AntofagastaHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 20 km depth21 Apr 22:03 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 21, 2026 22:00:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Apr 21, 2026, at 10:00 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.40Depth20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude20.31°S / 70.95°WChileSeismic antipode20.31°N / 109.05°EChinaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCerro Tatajachura (212 km / 132 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 22:00 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 10:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -20.31 / -70.95: Offshore Tarapaca, ChileSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22932357',-20.31000,-70.95000,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Offshore Tarapaca, Chile',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Iquique, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 84 km (52 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry84 km (52 mi)E of epicenterLos Verdes(pop: 216)III: WeakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile84 km (52 mi)E of epicenterIquique(pop: 199,600)III: WeakTarapacáChile85 km (53 mi)SE of epicenterPlaya Quinteros(pop: 20)III: WeakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile88 km (55 mi)E of epicenterAlto Hospicio(pop: 142,100)III: WeakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile91 km (56 mi)SE of epicenterChanavayita(pop: 603)III: WeakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile111 km (69 mi)NE of epicenterPisagua(pop: 443)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile112 km (70 mi)SE of epicenterRio Seco(pop: 145)II: Very weakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterPozo Almonte(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile126 km (78 mi)E of epicenterBaquedano(pop: 587)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile128 km (79 mi)E of epicenterHuara(pop: 2,860)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterLa Tirana(pop: 837)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile143 km (89 mi)E of epicenterOficina Victoria(pop: 83)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile145 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterCaleta Chipana(pop: 84)II: Very weakProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile148 km (92 mi)E of epicenterColonia Pintados(pop: 143)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile151 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterCuya(pop: 166)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile156 km (97 mi)E of epicenterTarapaca(pop: 121)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile166 km (103 mi)E of epicenterPachica(pop: 168)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile170 km (106 mi)E of epicenterPica(pop: 9,300)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile178 km (110 mi)NE of epicenterFrancia(pop: 62)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile183 km (114 mi)E of epicenterMamiña(pop: 319)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile184 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterCamarones(pop: 606)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile193 km (120 mi)E of epicenterLimaxiña(pop: 64)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile194 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterCamina(pop: 1,340)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile196 km (122 mi)NE of epicenterSotoca(pop: 49)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile210 km (130 mi)SE of epicenterQuillagua(pop: 141)II: Very weakProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile213 km (132 mi)S of epicenterTocopilla(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakRegion de AntofagastaChile215 km (134 mi)N of epicenterArica(pop: 241,700)II: Very weakRegion de Arica y ParinacotaChile263 km (163 mi)SE of epicenterMaria Elena(pop: 4,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile266 km (165 mi)N of epicenterTacna(pop: 286,200)II: Very weakTacnaPeru268 km (166 mi)NE of epicenterColchane(pop: 1,730)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile276 km (172 mi)NE of epicenterPutre(pop: 2,770)II: Very weakParinacota, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile301 km (187 mi)N of epicenterIlo(pop: 53,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de MoqueguaPeru315 km (196 mi)S of epicenterMejillones(pop: 14,100)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile318 km (198 mi)SE of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile322 km (200 mi)N of epicenterChipispaya(pop: 1,930)I: Not feltTarata, TacnaPeru326 km (203 mi)NE of epicenterGeneral Lagos(pop: 684)I: Not feltParinacota, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile330 km (205 mi)N of epicenterTarata(pop: 3,050)I: Not feltTacnaPeru333 km (207 mi)SE of epicenterSierra Gorda(pop: 1,070)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile383 km (238 mi)NE of epicenterCurahuara de Carangas(pop: 1,610)I: Not feltOruroBolivia406 km (252 mi)SE of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 2,000)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChileNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-04-21EpicenterAgency4.420 km12 mi22:00:31OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 21, 2026 10:00 pm (Universal Time)3 minutes ago4.420 km0 km - This quakeOffshore Tarapaca, ChileMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake3 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 22:00 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 10:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -20.31 / -70.95: Offshore Tarapaca, ChileSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',4.4,44, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-20.31,-70.95,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Offshore Tarapaca, Chile','Earthquake: Mag 4.4 / 20 km (12 mi) depth3 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 22:00 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 10:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -20.31 / -70.95: Offshore Tarapaca, ChileSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22932357","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Try our free app!Android | iOS versionSupport Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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