Earthquake details

Sunday, July 8, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, July 8, 1973 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 87.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.121 and latitude -27.006.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	-27.006, -71.121
UTC time	1973-07-08 00:54:41.800

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	87.9 km
Vallenar	178.4 km
La Serena	323.1 km
Coquimbo	328.8 km
Antofagasta	380.4 km
Ovalle	400.3 km
Chilecito	429.2 km
La Rioja	497.1 km
Aguilares	547.1 km
Catamarca	550.3 km
Calama	553.0 km
Chimbas	559.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

92.7 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

99.7 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

46.5 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

57.5 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

37.7 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

19.9 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

15.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-07-27 06:21 UTC

27.9 km

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