Chile earthquakes in 1975
105 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1975. The largest: M7.7 44 km SSE of Cañete, Chile, May 10, 1975.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1975 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1975
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.637 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.766 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19 km deep
- 5.4119 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 82 km deep
- 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 20 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.1160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 77 km deep
- 4.7West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.3West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.5142 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 105 km deep
- 5.463 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 8 km deep
- 6.388 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 38 km deep
- 4.966 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8149 km W of Carahue, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.0145 km N of Calama, Chile · 132 km deep
- 4.512 km N of Temuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.867 km E of Salamanca, Chile · 99 km deep
- 4.833 km ENE of Dalcahue, Chile · 60 km deep
- 5.215 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile · 37 km deep
- 4.519 km NE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 91 km deep
- 5.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 79 km deep
- 5.7146 km SE of Arica, Chile · 119 km deep
- 4.7137 km NE of Calama, Chile · 176 km deep
- 4.9209 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7134 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 91 km deep
- 4.840 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 17 km deep
- 4.684 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.734 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.855 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 23 km deep
- 4.913 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.032 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.7127 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.644 km S of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.356 km E of Calama, Chile · 124 km deep
- 4.634 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.051 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 83 km deep
- 5.728 km N of San Felipe, Chile · 94 km deep
- 4.98 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.629 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 29 km deep
- 5.36 km W of La Serena, Chile · 53 km deep
- 4.912 km SSW of La Ligua, Chile · 91 km deep
- 4.586 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 46 km deep
- 4.8152 km NW of Ancud, Chile · 23 km deep
- 4.714 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 24 km deep
- 4.761 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 48 km deep
- 4.735 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 34 km deep
- 4.825 km NNW of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.644 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.764 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 125 km deep
- 5.0Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.659 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 48 km deep
- 4.950 km SE of Colbún, Chile · 108 km deep
- 4.674 km N of Taltal, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.981 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.4288 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.744 km S of Cañete, Chile · 12 km deep
- 5.018 km NNE of Traiguén, Chile · 39 km deep
- 4.734 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 26 km deep
- 4.6West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.629 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 14 km deep
- 4.920 km SSW of Angol, Chile · 27 km deep
- 4.630 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 17 km deep
- 4.831 km S of Cañete, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 6 km deep
- 4.522 km W of Illapel, Chile · 65 km deep
- 4.762 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.0210 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.2147 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 18 km deep
- 5.1190 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.731 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 103 km deep
- 4.876 km E of Antofagasta, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.983 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 123 km deep
- 5.192 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 5.162 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 19 km deep
- 5.178 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 57 km deep
- 4.66 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 61 km deep
- 4.617 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 62 km deep
- 5.38 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 47 km deep
- 4.57 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 58 km deep
- 4.534 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.12 km ENE of Coquimbo, Chile · 59 km deep
- 5.128 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.215 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 51 km deep
- 5.327 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.91 km N of Coquimbo, Chile · 4 km deep
- 4.664 km N of La Serena, Chile · 62 km deep
- 4.7147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 84 km deep
- 5.7103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 4.54 km SE of Machalí, Chile · 4 km deep
- 5.6126 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.581 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 20 km deep
- 4.653 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.963 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 18 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.528 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 47 km deep
- 4.8146 km WNW of Corral, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.588 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 44 km deep
- 4.889 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 115 km deep
- 4.541 km E of Calama, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.5109 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 116 km deep
- 5.263 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 108 km deep
- 5.440 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1975 in Chile.
- 7.744 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 6 km deep
- 6.91 km N of Coquimbo, Chile · 4 km deep
- 6.388 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 38 km deep
- 5.813 km S of Cañete, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.7146 km SE of Arica, Chile · 119 km deep
- 5.728 km N of San Felipe, Chile · 94 km deep
- 5.7103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.644 km S of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.6126 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.4119 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.463 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 8 km deep
- 5.4288 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.440 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.356 km E of Calama, Chile · 124 km deep
- 5.36 km W of La Serena, Chile · 53 km deep
- 5.38 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 47 km deep
- 5.327 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.215 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.231 km ESE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.2147 km W of Cartagena, Chile · 18 km deep
- 5.215 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 51 km deep
- 5.263 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 108 km deep
- 5.1160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 77 km deep
- 5.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 79 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1975 | 6 | 5.4 | 40 km W of Traiguén, Chile |
| February 1975 | 10 | 5.7 | 103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile |
| March 1975 | 18 | 6.9 | 1 km N of Coquimbo, Chile |
| April 1975 | 3 | 5.2 | 147 km W of Cartagena, Chile |
| May 1975 | 25 | 7.7 | 44 km SSE of Cañete, Chile |
| June 1975 | 11 | 5.7 | 28 km N of San Felipe, Chile |
| July 1975 | 7 | 5.0 | 32 km SSW of Lebu, Chile |
| August 1975 | 7 | 5.7 | 146 km SE of Arica, Chile |
| September 1975 | 2 | 5.2 | 15 km SE of Puente Alto, Chile |
| October 1975 | 8 | 6.3 | 88 km N of Antofagasta, Chile |
| November 1975 | 5 | 5.3 | West Chile Rise |
| December 1975 | 3 | 5.4 | 119 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.