M4.8 earthquake 36 km NNE of Los Andes, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Los Andes, Chile on Sun, Dec 4, 1983, 9:34 PM GMT-3 (00:34 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 53 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-05 00:34:59 UTC
- Depth
- 102.1 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.545° S, 70.418° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.253 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 15622 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.94 km W of Limache, Chile · 15600 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002099. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.