Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 18 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile on Wed, May 14, 1975, 4:38 PM GMT-4 (20:38 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 13 km S of Cañete, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, May 14, 1975, 4:38 PM GMT-4
UTC: 1975-05-14 20:38:38 UTC
Depth: 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.089° S, 72.618° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b1f (also filed as iscgem728983). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.