Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 at 14:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 83.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.919 and latitude -26.829.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	-26.829, -70.919
UTC time	1973-08-07 14:22:45.400

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1973-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	83.5 km
Vallenar	195.1 km
La Serena	344.0 km
Coquimbo	350.2 km
Antofagasta	357.5 km
Ovalle	420.8 km
Chilecito	424.9 km
La Rioja	492.0 km
Calama	526.9 km
Aguilares	529.7 km
Catamarca	538.1 km
Famaillá	548.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

57.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

83.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

85.3 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

87.5 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

58.9 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

21.0 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

25.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-07-27 06:21 UTC

37.7 km

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