M4.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Angol, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Angol, Chile on Tue, Sep 19, 1978, 9:11 PM GMT-4 (01:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-20 01:11:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.948° S, 73.013° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp0000wmy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.