Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 34 km SSE of Cañete, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Cañete, Chile on Tue, May 13, 1975, 2:24 AM GMT-4 (06:24 UTC), 26 km (16 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-05-13 06:24:20 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.096° S, 73.272° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.132 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18769 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 5.018 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile · 18769 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.744 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18768 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.0Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 18761 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.644 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18760 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.825 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile · 18760 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18760 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18755 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18754 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.634 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18731 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.032 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18711 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.215 km SW of Angol, Chile · 18771 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.38 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18771 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.629 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.16 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.312 km W of Collipulli, Chile · 18772 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.920 km SSW of Angol, Chile · 18772 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.05 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.630 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.831 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b0k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.