Earthquake details

Thursday, July 12, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, July 12, 1973 at 13:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 94.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.225 and latitude -27.075.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-27.075, -71.225
UTC time	1973-07-12 13:45:30.300

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	94.2 km
Vallenar	173.3 km
La Serena	315.1 km
Coquimbo	320.6 km
Antofagasta	390.0 km
Ovalle	392.5 km
Chilecito	433.4 km
La Rioja	501.6 km
Aguilares	556.6 km
Chimbas	556.9 km
Catamarca	557.8 km
San Juan	561.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

99.8 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

88.3 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

91.9 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

89.0 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

91.4 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

93.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

91.2 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

95.0 km

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