Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 31 km S of Cañete, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km S of Cañete, Chile on Sat, May 10, 1975, 2:12 PM GMT-4 (18:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 13 km S of Cañete, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-05-10 18:12:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.082° S, 73.445° 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
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.630 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 18775 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.05 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18775 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.920 km SSW of Angol, Chile · 18775 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.312 km W of Collipulli, Chile · 18775 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.16 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18774 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.629 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18774 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.38 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18774 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.215 km SW of Angol, Chile · 18774 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.734 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.132 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 5.018 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile · 18771 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.744 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18771 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 5.0Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 18764 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.644 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18762 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.825 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile · 18762 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18762 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18758 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18757 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.634 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18733 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18776 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18776 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000azb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.