M5.0 earthquake 70 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 70 km SW of San Antonio, Chile on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 4:02 AM GMT-3 (07:02 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 27 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-27 07:02:27 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.949° S, 72.237° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 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 usp0001bx0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.