M4.4 earthquake 4 km SSE of Limache, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Limache, Chile on Wed, Jun 4, 1975, 11:20 AM GMT-4 (15:20 UTC), 99 km (62 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-04 15:20:51 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 33.055° S, 71.250° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.440 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 18743 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.728 km N of San Felipe, Chile · 18738 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.366 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 18733 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.734 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 18699 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bar. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.