M4.5 earthquake 15 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, Jul 10, 1975, 11:03 AM GMT-4 (15:03 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-10 15:03:55 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.061° S, 71.441° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.913 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 18704 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.840 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18685 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bys. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.