Earthquake details

Sunday, July 8, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, July 8, 1973 at 20:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 80.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.046 and latitude -27.030.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-27.030, -71.046
UTC time	1973-07-08 20:47:40.100

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	80.1 km
Vallenar	174.4 km
La Serena	320.8 km
Coquimbo	326.7 km
Antofagasta	381.6 km
Ovalle	397.8 km
Chilecito	421.6 km
La Rioja	489.4 km
Aguilares	539.4 km
Catamarca	542.4 km
Calama	552.4 km
Chimbas	553.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

88.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

40.1 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

99.1 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

60.2 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

95.5 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

45.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

24.1 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

21.1 km

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