M5.8 earthquake 95 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile on Tue, Sep 28, 1971, 7:16 PM GMT-4 (23:16 UTC), 106 km (66 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
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-09-28 23:16:02 UTC
- Depth
- 106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.046° S, 70.007° 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
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 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 iscgem780698. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.