M5.2 earthquake 64 km SSW of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 64 km SSW of Cañete, Chile on Sat, Sep 7, 1974, 3:53 PM GMT-4 (19:53 UTC), 16 km (10 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-07 19:53:36 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.321° S, 73.724° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.767 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 19007 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.650 km S of Cañete, Chile · 19007 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.644 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 19004 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.732 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 18951 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007ym. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.