Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, August 1, 1973 at 11:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 75.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.051 and latitude -27.147.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-27.147, -71.051
UTC time	1973-08-01 11:08:28.400

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	75.3 km
Vallenar	161.7 km
La Serena	307.7 km
Coquimbo	313.7 km
Ovalle	384.8 km
Antofagasta	394.6 km
Chilecito	414.6 km
La Rioja	482.7 km
Aguilares	538.7 km
Catamarca	538.9 km
Chimbas	542.0 km
San Juan	546.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

76.0 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

90.4 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

88.5 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

95.5 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

96.9 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

97.5 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

95.4 km

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