M4.9 earthquake 26 km WSW of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Cañete, Chile on Fri, May 9, 1980, 2:17 AM GMT-4 (06:17 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-09 06:17:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.926° S, 73.659° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 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 usp0001746. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.