Earthquake details

Thursday, July 26, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, July 26, 1973 at 06:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 87.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.154 and latitude -27.080.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-27.080, -71.154
UTC time	1973-07-26 06:36:10.600

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	87.5 km
Vallenar	171.0 km
La Serena	314.7 km
Coquimbo	320.4 km
Antofagasta	389.1 km
Ovalle	392.0 km
Chilecito	427.3 km
La Rioja	495.3 km
Aguilares	549.5 km
Catamarca	550.9 km
Chimbas	553.2 km
San Juan	557.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

85.6 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

93.4 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

90.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

94.5 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

96.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

95.1 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

97.9 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

96.2 km

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