M4.9 earthquake 36 km WSW of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Taltal, Chile on Tue, Feb 15, 1977, 2:33 PM GMT-3 (17:33 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 33 km NNW of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-15 17:33:40 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.534° S, 70.819° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 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 usp0000mk0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.