Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 31, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, July 31, 1973 at 12:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 87.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.913 and latitude -26.774.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.774, -70.913
UTC time 1973-07-31 12:57:18.100
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-31

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Copiapó
Chile · 2026-05-04 08:22 UTC
38.7 km
M 5.0
Copiapó
Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC
127.7 km
M 4.0
Copiapó
Chile · 2026-03-23 19:09 UTC
182.4 km
M 4.3
Copiapó
Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC
98.2 km
M 4.1
Copiapó
Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC
81.0 km
M 4.2
Copiapó
Chile · 2025-12-25 18:24 UTC
111.4 km
M 4.1
Copiapó
Chile · 2025-12-16 06:10 UTC
117.1 km
M 4.5
Copiapó
Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC
89.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.