M4.7 earthquake 35 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, May 3, 1973, 12:00 PM GMT-4 (16:00 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-03 16:00:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.052° S, 71.692° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.632 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 19503 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.150 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 19469 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001ps. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.