M4.7 earthquake 58 km NNE of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 58 km NNE of La Serena, Chile on Sat, Aug 24, 1974, 7:49 AM GMT-4 (11:49 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-24 11:49:21 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.434° S, 70.986° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007rt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.