M5.4 earthquake 25 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Tue, Jan 11, 1977, 4:02 AM GMT-3 (07:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-11 07:02:34 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.679° S, 71.435° 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
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.630 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 18140 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.7106 km W of Illapel, Chile · 18139 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.824 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile · 18133 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m4z (also filed as gcmtb011177a, gcmt19770111070234, iscgem703413). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.