M5.7 earthquake 146 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Aug 25, 1975, 5:42 PM GMT-4 (21:42 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-25 21:42:10 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.236° S, 69.162° 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
- 146
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2175 km WNW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18659 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.9129 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 18626 days ago · 133 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.965 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 18605 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cm3 (also filed as iscgem725510, iscgemsup725510). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.