M4.7 earthquake 34 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile on Thu, Jul 24, 1975, 2:42 AM GMT-4 (06:42 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 15 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-24 06:42:35 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 33.003° S, 70.283° 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 1.7 and up: 2 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 usp0000c5f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.