M6.6 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Fri, Jul 30, 1954, 2:46 AM GMT-6 (08:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-07-30 08:46:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.215° S, 97.363° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem890900. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.