M4.6 earthquake 47 km SSE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Taltal, Chile on Wed, Dec 10, 1980, 10:09 AM GMT-3 (13:09 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km ENE of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-10 13:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.818° S, 70.358° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp0001b7n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.