Earthquake details

Friday, May 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, May 18, 1979 at 21:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 105.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.319 and latitude -27.016.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-27.016, -71.319
UTC time	1979-05-18 21:21:25.500

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	105.3 km
Vallenar	182.2 km
La Serena	321.8 km
Coquimbo	327.0 km
Antofagasta	385.8 km
Ovalle	399.3 km
Chilecito	444.8 km
La Rioja	513.0 km
Calama	562.3 km
Aguilares	566.5 km
Chimbas	567.1 km
Catamarca	568.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

97.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

96.5 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

93.1 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

93.3 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

95.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

91.5 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

97.3 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

96.2 km

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