Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 30 km WSW of Cañete, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Cañete, Chile on Sun, May 11, 1975, 12:10 AM GMT-4 (04:10 UTC), 17 km (11 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-05-11 04:10:45 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.927° S, 73.701° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.05 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.920 km SSW of Angol, Chile · 18772 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.312 km W of Collipulli, Chile · 18772 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.16 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.629 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.38 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18771 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.215 km SW of Angol, Chile · 18771 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.734 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18770 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.132 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18770 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.018 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile · 18769 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.744 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18768 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 5.0Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 18761 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.644 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18760 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.825 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile · 18760 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18760 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18755 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18755 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.634 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18731 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.831 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000azd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.