M4.6 earthquake 34 km ESE of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Cañete, Chile on Sat, Jun 21, 1975, 8:18 PM GMT-4 (00:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 km SSW of Lebu, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-22 00:18:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.959° S, 73.058° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.032 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18701 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.855 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18693 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18744 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18745 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18749 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.825 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile · 18750 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.644 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18750 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bpt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.