M5.3 earthquake 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Feb 15, 1974, 10:26 PM GMT-3 (01:26 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-02-16 01:26:59 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.349° S, 69.865° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 usp00005am. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.