Earthquake details

Thursday, July 12, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, July 12, 1973 at 15:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 86.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.169 and latitude -27.134.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-27.134, -71.169
UTC time	1973-07-12 15:48:38.800

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	86.8 km
Vallenar	165.5 km
La Serena	308.7 km
Coquimbo	314.3 km
Ovalle	386.0 km
Antofagasta	395.3 km
Chilecito	425.2 km
La Rioja	493.4 km
Chimbas	548.5 km
Aguilares	550.5 km
Catamarca	550.5 km
San Juan	552.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

96.9 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

80.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

87.3 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

84.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

88.6 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

90.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

89.7 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

92.0 km

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