M4.5 earthquake 28 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Feb 3, 1975, 11:04 PM GMT-3 (02:04 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-02-04 02:04:15 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.716° S, 71.458° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009sm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.