Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, July 10, 1973 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 91.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.196 and latitude -27.069.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	-27.069, -71.196
UTC time	1973-07-10 15:06:00.400

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	91.8 km
Vallenar	173.2 km
La Serena	315.8 km
Coquimbo	321.4 km
Antofagasta	388.8 km
Ovalle	393.2 km
Chilecito	431.4 km
La Rioja	499.5 km
Aguilares	553.8 km
Catamarca	555.2 km
Chimbas	556.2 km
San Juan	560.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

87.9 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

93.3 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

90.5 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

93.4 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

95.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

93.5 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

97.0 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

95.4 km

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