M5.0 earthquake 69 km N of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 69 km N of La Serena, Chile on Sat, Aug 30, 1980, 3:55 PM GMT-4 (19:55 UTC), 100 km (62 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, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-30 19:55:04 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.278° S, 71.234° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp00019md. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.