M4.9 earthquake 12 km SSW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of La Ligua, Chile on Wed, Jun 4, 1975, 10:10 AM GMT-4 (14:10 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 28 km N of San Felipe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-04 14:10:28 UTC
- Depth
- 91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.564° S, 71.269° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.44 km SSE of Limache, Chile · 18747 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 18741 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.728 km N of San Felipe, Chile · 18737 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.366 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 18731 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bap. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.