M4.4 earthquake 35 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

Magnitude

4.4 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Oct 5, 1973, 1:48 PM GMT-3

UTC

1973-10-05 16:48:54 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.099° S, 71.997° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

9

• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast35 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast132 kmWNW

After

1. 4.554 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 4:40 PM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
2. 4.845 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 5:34 PM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
3. 4.942 km W of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 8:20 PM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
4. 4.741 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 10:23 PM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
5. 4.624 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 10:42 PM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
6. 5.045 km W of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Oct 6, 1:24 AM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
7. 4.348 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Oct 6, 12:55 PM GMT-3 · 19357 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.259 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Oct 6, 7:45 PM GMT-3 · 19356 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
9. 4.055 km W of Valparaíso, ChileMon, Oct 8, 1:07 AM GMT-3 · 19355 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
10. 4.540 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Oct 10, 6:09 PM GMT-3 · 19352 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
11. 5.134 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 12, 1:09 AM GMT-3 · 19351 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
12. 4.933 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Oct 20, 9:31 AM GMT-3 · 19343 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
13. 4.147 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 26, 11:02 PM GMT-3 · 19336 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
14. 4.544 km W of Valparaíso, ChileWed, Oct 31, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 19332 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
15. 4.857 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileThu, Nov 8, 9:17 AM GMT-3 · 19324 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
16. 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Nov 17, 4:19 PM GMT-3 · 19315 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
17. 4.831 km SW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Nov 17, 4:28 PM GMT-3 · 19315 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 4.453 km W of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 10:59 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
2. 4.543 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 9:58 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
3. 4.458 km W of Cartagena, ChileFri, Oct 5, 7:14 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
4. 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
5. 4.335 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 6:44 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
6. 4.444 km W of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 6:18 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
7. 4.543 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
8. 4.639 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 5:57 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
9. 4.05 km NW of Cartagena, ChileFri, Oct 5, 5:14 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
10. 4.838 km WSW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 4:38 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
11. 5.625 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 4:07 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
12. 4.044 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 4:03 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
13. 4.329 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 3:56 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
14. 4.719 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 3:18 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
15. 6.724 km WSW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Oct 5, 2:47 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
16. 6.527 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 2:45 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
17. 4.830 km WNW of Valparaíso, ChileFri, Oct 5, 12:29 AM GMT-3 · 19358 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
18. 4.643 km W of La Ligua, ChileFri, Sep 28, 5:18 AM GMT-4 · 19365 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
19. 4.7Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileSun, Sep 9, 4:45 AM GMT-4 · 19384 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003q6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.