Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, July 10, 1973 at 23:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 79.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.040 and latitude -27.037.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-27.037, -71.040
UTC time	1973-07-10 23:26:43.900

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	79.2 km
Vallenar	173.6 km
La Serena	320.0 km
Coquimbo	326.0 km
Antofagasta	382.3 km
Ovalle	397.0 km
Chilecito	420.6 km
La Rioja	488.5 km
Aguilares	538.7 km
Catamarca	541.6 km
Chimbas	552.5 km
Calama	552.9 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 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

99.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

39.1 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

98.3 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

60.0 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

94.8 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

46.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

25.0 km

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