Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 at 10:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 89.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.896 and latitude -26.735.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	-26.735, -70.896
UTC time	1973-08-07 10:04:26.500

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	89.9 km
Vallenar	205.4 km
Antofagasta	346.8 km
La Serena	354.7 km
Coquimbo	360.9 km
Chilecito	429.7 km
Ovalle	431.4 km
La Rioja	496.5 km
Calama	516.4 km
Aguilares	529.1 km
Catamarca	539.8 km
Famaillá	546.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

92.6 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

67.2 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

95.7 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

78.0 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

95.0 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

89.4 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

64.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

25.4 km

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