Earthquake details

Sunday, July 8, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, July 8, 1973 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 75.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.956 and latitude -26.986.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	-26.986, -70.956
UTC time	1973-07-08 18:12:07.600

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	75.0 km
Vallenar	178.1 km
La Serena	326.3 km
Coquimbo	332.4 km
Antofagasta	375.4 km
Ovalle	403.1 km
Chilecito	417.2 km
La Rioja	484.8 km
Aguilares	531.1 km
Catamarca	535.5 km
Calama	544.4 km
Famaillá	550.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

92.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

40.8 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

95.0 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

69.9 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

87.1 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

53.7 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

24.7 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

24.3 km

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