M4.5 earthquake 4 km SE of Machalí, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Machalí, Chile on Sun, Feb 23, 1975, 8:48 AM GMT-3 (11:48 UTC), 4 km (2 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-02-23 11:48:05 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.205° S, 70.612° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a0f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.