Earthquake details

Sunday, July 8, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, July 8, 1973 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 92.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.243 and latitude -27.189.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-27.189, -71.243
UTC time	1973-07-08 00:49:51.100

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	92.3 km
Vallenar	161.6 km
La Serena	302.4 km
Coquimbo	307.9 km
Ovalle	379.9 km
Antofagasta	402.8 km
Chilecito	428.1 km
La Rioja	496.4 km
Chimbas	546.5 km
San Juan	550.6 km
Santa Lucía	552.7 km
Catamarca	555.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Copiapó

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M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

79.2 km

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

79.5 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

81.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

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M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

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