M5.1 earthquake 94 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 94 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Aug 26, 1977, 2:13 PM GMT-4 (18:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 18 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-26 18:13:10 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.434° S, 72.110° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.418 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 17910 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.941 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 17890 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qbc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.