May 10, 1975 Earthquake: Central, Chile

Date

May 10, 1975

Time

14:27:38 UTC

Place

Central, Chile

Magnitude

7.7 (Ms)

Focal depth

6 km (4 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

38.180° S, 73.230° W

Country

Chile

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• May 22, 1960, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, ChileM9.5 · 2,226 deaths · $1 billion · 58,622 houses destroyed · 16 km
• February 8, 1570, Old Concepcion, ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · 160 km
• December 16, 1575, Valdivia, ChileM8.5 · 1,321 deaths · 180 km
• April 20, 1949, Angol, Traiguen, ChileM7.3 · 57 deaths · 31 km
• February 20, 1835, Concepcion, ChileM8.2 · 53 deaths · 151 km
• March 15, 1657, Concepcion, Chillan, ChileM8 · 40 deaths · 151 km
• May 6, 1953, Chillan, Concepcion, ChileM7.6 · 9 deaths · $500 million · 198 km
• July 23, 1898, Concepcion, ChileM6.5 · 6 deaths · 151 km
• August 20, 1920, Off Coast Central, ChileM7 · 31 km
• May 21, 1960, Central, ChileM8.2 · Deaths: few · 34 km
• August 18, 1974, La Union, Valdivia, ChileM7.1 · 39 km
• May 3, 2004, Canete, ChileM6.6 · 56 km
• October 28, 1562, ChileM8 · Deaths: many · 62 km
• June 15, 2004, Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, ChileM5.9 · 75 km
• February 14, 1962, Central, ChileM7.3 · 77 km

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Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4690.