M5.2 earthquake 68 km N of Vicuña, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 68 km N of Vicuña, Chile on Mon, Jun 23, 1980, 5:12 AM GMT-4 (09:12 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-23 09:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 86.0 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.415° S, 70.763° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 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 usp00018dz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.