M4.8 earthquake 57 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Thu, Nov 8, 1973, 9:17 AM GMT-3 (12:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-08 12:17:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.553° S, 71.854° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.634 km SW of Salamanca, Chile · 19302 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.948 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19302 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.831 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19302 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.544 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 19319 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.147 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19323 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.933 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19330 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.580 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 19337 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.134 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19338 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.540 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 19339 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.786 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 19340 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.