M5.2 earthquake 5 km SW of El Monte, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 5 km SW of El Monte, Chile on Wed, Jul 5, 1978, 12:22 PM GMT-4 (16:22 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-05 16:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 33.712° S, 71.034° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vet. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.