M6.5 earthquake 67 km NW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 67 km NW of La Ligua, Chile on Thu, Apr 15, 1943, 7:34 AM GMT-4 (11:34 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1943-04-15 11:34:45 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.057° S, 71.769° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem899812. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.