Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, July 5, 1973 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 83.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.141 and latitude -27.155.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-27.155, -71.141
UTC time	1973-07-05 13:37:11.100

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	83.5 km
Vallenar	162.6 km
La Serena	306.4 km
Coquimbo	312.1 km
Ovalle	383.7 km
Antofagasta	397.0 km
Chilecito	421.6 km
La Rioja	489.8 km
Chimbas	545.2 km
Catamarca	547.2 km
Aguilares	547.5 km
San Juan	549.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

96.5 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

77.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

86.0 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

83.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

88.3 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

89.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

89.9 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

91.6 km

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