Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 25 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile on Fri, May 23, 1975, 6:18 PM GMT-4 (22:18 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-05-23 22:18:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.027° S, 72.731° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.13Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.2

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18759 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18755 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18754 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.634 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18730 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 5.032 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 18711 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.855 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 18703 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.744 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18768 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.018 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile · 18769 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.132 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18769 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.734 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18770 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.215 km SW of Angol, Chile · 18771 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.38 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 18771 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.629 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.16 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.312 km W of Collipulli, Chile · 18772 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.920 km SSW of Angol, Chile · 18772 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.05 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.630 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 18772 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.831 km S of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 18773 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b57 (also filed as iscgem729347). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.