Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, December 15, 1983 at 04:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Los Andes (Chile - CL), about 53.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.120 and latitude -33.099.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	100.1 km
Coordinates	-33.099, -70.120
UTC time	1983-12-15 04:22:33.460

Location	Santiago
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1983-12-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Los Andes	53.5 km
Santiago	63.3 km
Lo Prado	68.2 km
San Felipe	68.7 km
Puente Alto	71.1 km
La Pintana	72.1 km
Lampa	73.4 km
San Bernardo	76.9 km
Peñaflor	90.2 km
Buin	91.2 km
Paine	97.8 km
Talagante	97.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Santiago Chile · 2026-04-19 02:09 UTC	47.3 km
M 4.4 San Felipe Chile · 2026-02-02 13:40 UTC	53.2 km
M 4.1 Puente Alto Chile · 2025-12-29 02:06 UTC	42.6 km
M 4.2 San Felipe Chile · 2025-12-16 07:42 UTC	21.3 km
M 4.5 Santiago Chile · 2025-10-26 19:08 UTC	92.8 km
M 4.0 Peñaflor Chile · 2025-10-22 03:18 UTC	111.3 km
M 4.2 Santiago Chile · 2025-10-05 22:42 UTC	29.5 km
M 4.4 San Antonio Chile · 2025-08-31 08:42 UTC	153.6 km

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