Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 9, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, October 9, 1973 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 129.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.783 and latitude -31.649.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 39.0 km
Coordinates -31.649, -71.783
UTC time 1973-10-09 22:38:49.600
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-09

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.1
San Antonio
Chile · 2026-04-12 09:12 UTC
236.0 km
M 4.2
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2026-03-28 19:52 UTC
100.2 km
M 4.1
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2026-03-26 08:55 UTC
92.6 km
M 4.7
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2026-03-20 15:30 UTC
61.5 km
M 4.6
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2026-03-01 01:37 UTC
110.7 km
M 4.2
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2025-12-24 12:18 UTC
92.9 km
M 4.5
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2025-12-24 01:05 UTC
85.4 km
M 4.1
Viña del Mar
Chile · 2025-12-11 03:07 UTC
92.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.