M4.7 earthquake 38 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 7:17 AM GMT-3 (10:17 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 70 km W of Illapel, 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
- 1981-11-07 10:17:36 UTC
- Depth
- 99.3 km (61.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.120° S, 71.351° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.528 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 16387 days ago · 82 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.170 km W of Illapel, Chile · 16351 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001guy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.