Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.894 and latitude -26.791.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	-26.791, -70.894
UTC time	1973-08-07 10:23:40.400

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	85.0 km
Vallenar	199.2 km
La Serena	348.5 km
Antofagasta	353.0 km
Coquimbo	354.7 km
Ovalle	425.2 km
Chilecito	425.6 km
La Rioja	492.6 km
Calama	522.0 km
Aguilares	527.9 km
Catamarca	537.3 km
Famaillá	545.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

98.6 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

61.0 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

96.8 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

79.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

90.2 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

86.7 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

62.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

23.8 km

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