M4.9 earthquake 24 km S of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 24 km S of Cañete, Chile on Wed, Jan 17, 1973, 2:57 AM GMT-3 (05:57 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-17 05:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.020° S, 73.388° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 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 usp0000064. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.