M4.7 earthquake 72 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Jul 10, 1976, 1:21 AM GMT-4 (05:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 17 km NW of Illapel, 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
- 1976-07-10 05:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.857° S, 71.893° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
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 usp0000h8j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.