M5.9 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Sat, Apr 18, 1964, 11:12 PM GMT-6 (05:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-19 05:12:59 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.649° S, 84.062° 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
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868916. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.