M5.3 earthquake 6 km W of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of La Serena, Chile on Sun, Jun 8, 1975, 12:35 AM GMT-4 (04:35 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-08 04:35:16 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.897° S, 71.314° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.98 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 18736 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.135 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18733 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18708 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.913 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 18704 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.840 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18685 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bcc (also filed as iscgem727203). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.