Earthquake details

Friday, July 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, July 6, 1973 at 09:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 81.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.142 and latitude -27.235.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	-27.235, -71.142
UTC time	1973-07-06 09:27:30.700

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	81.5 km
Vallenar	154.0 km
La Serena	297.5 km
Coquimbo	303.2 km
Ovalle	374.7 km
Antofagasta	405.8 km
Chilecito	416.9 km
La Rioja	485.2 km
Chimbas	537.3 km
San Juan	541.5 km
Santa Lucía	543.5 km
Catamarca	544.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

89.3 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

68.7 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

77.8 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

75.6 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

81.2 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

82.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

83.7 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

84.3 km

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