Earthquake details

Friday, January 30, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, January 30, 1959 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 79.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.961 and latitude -27.810.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	45.0 km
Coordinates	-27.810, -70.961
UTC time	1959-01-30 16:15:51.740

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1959-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	79.3 km
Vallenar	87.6 km
La Serena	235.0 km
Coquimbo	241.4 km
Ovalle	311.6 km
Chilecito	370.8 km
La Rioja	439.4 km
Antofagasta	466.3 km
Chimbas	472.5 km
San Juan	476.6 km
Santa Lucía	478.7 km
Pocito	488.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

73.0 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

4.5 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

49.6 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

52.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

69.8 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

67.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

81.2 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

69.0 km

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