M4.1 earthquake 35 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sun, Jun 15, 1975, 10:19 AM GMT-4 (14:19 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 13 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-15 14:19:53 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.261° S, 71.455° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18712 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.913 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 18707 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.840 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18688 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bkr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.