M5.2 earthquake 58 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 58 km W of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Oct 9, 1973, 7:38 PM GMT-3 (22:38 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-09 22:38:49 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.649° S, 71.783° 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.
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.786 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 19341 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.580 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 19338 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.634 km SW of Salamanca, Chile · 19303 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 3.996 km W of Illapel, Chile · 19344 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.151 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.952 km W of Illapel, Chile · 19345 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.455 km W of Illapel, Chile · 19345 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.049 km W of Illapel, Chile · 19345 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.643 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 19353 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.01 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 19359 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003sa (also filed as iscgem755299). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.