M5.3 earthquake 46 km W of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 46 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Oct 22, 1971, 4:21 AM GMT-3 (07:21 UTC), 30 km (18 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
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-10-22 07:21:57 UTC
- Depth
- 29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.601° S, 71.687° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 iscgem779516. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.