M6.7 earthquake 53 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Sun, Oct 9, 1983, 8:25 AM GMT-3 (11:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-09 11:25:40 UTC
- Depth
- 16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.135° S, 70.518° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 35.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.237 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 15686 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.3100 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.571 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15684 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.256 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15682 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
Before
- 4.941 km SSE of Taltal, Chile · 15692 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.591 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 15692 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0121 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15692 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.047 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15694 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.760 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15694 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 7.454 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15694 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.273 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15699 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yvs (also filed as gcmtc100983a, gcmt19831009112542, atlas19831009112544, iscgem566304). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.