M6.7 earthquake near La Ligua, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile on 5 Oct 1973, 05:47 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is La Ligua, about 24 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.