M4.7 earthquake 51 km W of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 51 km W of La Ligua, Chile on Mon, Mar 30, 1981, 10:02 AM GMT-4 (14:02 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-30 14:02:00 UTC
- Depth
- 63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.364° S, 71.767° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp0001cyb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.