M3.3 earthquake 28 km NE of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 28 km NE of La Serena, Chile on Fri, Jul 25, 1980, 7:33 PM GMT-4 (23:33 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 69 km N of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-25 23:33:25 UTC
- Depth
- 91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.727° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0001935. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.