Earthquake details

Thursday, August 30, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, August 30, 1979 at 10:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 80.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.563 and latitude -28.729.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.0 km
Coordinates	-28.729, -71.563
UTC time	1979-08-30 10:49:12.700

Location	Vallenar
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vallenar	80.3 km
La Serena	134.5 km
Coquimbo	138.0 km
Copiapó	194.0 km
Ovalle	211.3 km
Chilecito	398.9 km
Chimbas	424.0 km
San Juan	427.3 km
Santa Lucía	430.1 km
Pocito	436.2 km
Caucete	453.3 km
San Felipe	454.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-05-19 21:29 UTC

145.9 km

M 4.1

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-04-26 20:08 UTC

20.8 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

105.7 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-03-23 19:09 UTC

172.8 km

M 4.0

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-03-16 05:23 UTC

7.1 km

M 6.3

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-03-13 13:39 UTC

9.2 km

M 4.2

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-03-10 14:46 UTC

82.6 km

M 4.5

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-03-07 22:55 UTC

8.8 km

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