M4.6 earthquake 28 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile on Sun, May 13, 1973, 1:34 PM GMT-4 (17:34 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-13 17:34:49 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.205° S, 71.291° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp00001tp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.