M4.7 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Thu, Jul 12, 1973, 9:40 PM GMT-5 (02:40 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-13 02:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.924° S, 81.829° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp00002pt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.