M5.1 earthquake Tarapaca, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in Tarapaca, Chile on Sun, Nov 25, 1973, 1:33 AM GMT-3 (04:33 UTC), 139 km (86 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-25 04:33:19 UTC
- Depth
- 139.0 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.777° S, 69.163° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000049a. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.