M4.6 earthquake 50 km S of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km S of Cañete, Chile on Sun, Sep 8, 1974, 4:58 AM GMT-4 (08:58 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 32 km W of Traiguén, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-08 08:58:44 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.254° S, 73.477° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.644 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 19004 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.732 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 18951 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 4.767 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 19007 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.264 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 19008 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.445 km NNW of Carahue, Chile · 19019 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.597 km WNW of Carahue, Chile · 19028 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 7.137 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 19028 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007z0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.