M4.5 earthquake 36 km NW of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km NW of La Serena, Chile on Mon, Aug 27, 1973, 8:04 PM GMT-4 (00:04 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-28 00:04:57 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.649° S, 71.489° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp000038c. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.