Earthquake details

Sunday, January 26, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, January 26, 1986 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 161.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.014 and latitude -27.640.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-27.640, -72.014
UTC time	1986-01-26 02:53:21.800

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vallenar	161.4 km
Copiapó	168.9 km
La Serena	263.0 km
Coquimbo	265.8 km
Ovalle	339.0 km
Antofagasta	472.7 km
Chilecito	473.6 km
La Rioja	542.0 km
Chimbas	545.4 km
San Juan	549.1 km
Santa Lucía	551.6 km
Pocito	559.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

39.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

60.5 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

55.5 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

38.0 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

41.8 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

25.0 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

40.9 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

44.1 km

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