Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, December 27, 1980 at 12:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tomé (Chile - CL), about 23.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.045 and latitude -36.424.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-36.424, -73.045
UTC time	1980-12-27 12:32:09.500

Location	Tomé
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tomé	23.0 km
Talcahuano	34.1 km
Penco	35.5 km
Concepción	44.9 km
Chiguayante	55.9 km
Coronel	68.4 km
Lota	74.8 km
Cauquenes	82.5 km
Chillán	86.7 km
San Carlos	97.4 km
Curanilahue	120.3 km
Los Ángeles	131.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Talcahuano Chile · 2026-03-29 17:55 UTC	78.8 km
M 4.0 Cauquenes Chile · 2026-03-23 05:28 UTC	84.6 km
M 4.4 Chiguayante Chile · 2026-03-23 04:44 UTC	66.0 km
M 4.0 Coronel Chile · 2026-01-01 13:25 UTC	78.2 km
M 4.3 Talcahuano Chile · 2025-12-03 01:42 UTC	77.7 km
M 4.2 Talcahuano Chile · 2025-12-03 01:26 UTC	68.3 km
M 4.1 Talcahuano Chile · 2025-11-19 04:42 UTC	96.5 km
M 4.4 Talcahuano Chile · 2025-11-04 13:14 UTC	87.3 km

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