M6.1 earthquake 21 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Jul 5, 1952, 7:06 PM GMT-4 (23:06 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 24 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-07-05 23:06:19 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.652° S, 71.411° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 15.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.45
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893112. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.