Earthquake details

Monday, May 2, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, May 2, 1983 at 01:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 88.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.699 and latitude -26.641.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-26.641, -70.699
UTC time	1983-05-02 01:24:56.520

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	88.6 km
Vallenar	215.5 km
Antofagasta	334.1 km
La Serena	367.4 km
Coquimbo	374.0 km
Chilecito	421.8 km
Ovalle	443.5 km
La Rioja	487.9 km
Calama	499.3 km
Aguilares	511.7 km
Catamarca	525.9 km
Famaillá	528.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

90.6 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

78.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

75.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

56.5 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

78.4 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

86.5 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

47.6 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

53.1 km

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