M5.0 earthquake West Chile Rise
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the West Chile Rise on Fri, May 26, 1978, 4:12 AM GMT-6 (10:12 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-26 10:12:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.788° S, 82.748° 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
- 16
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000urt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.