Earthquake details

Saturday, January 6, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, January 6, 1968 at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 80.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.991 and latitude -27.880.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.5 km
Coordinates	-27.880, -70.991
UTC time	1968-01-06 23:27:22.880

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vallenar	80.8 km
Copiapó	86.6 km
La Serena	226.9 km
Coquimbo	233.3 km
Ovalle	303.6 km
Chilecito	370.3 km
La Rioja	438.9 km
Chimbas	467.2 km
San Juan	471.2 km
Santa Lucía	473.4 km
Antofagasta	474.4 km
Pocito	483.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.4

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M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

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M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

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M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

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M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

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M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

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M 4.3

Copiapó

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