M4.5 earthquake 22 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 22 km W of Illapel, Chile on Wed, May 7, 1975, 10:46 PM GMT-4 (02:46 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 1975-05-08 02:46:47 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.638° S, 71.403° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ayk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.