Earthquake details

Sunday, March 23, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, March 23, 1986 at 11:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 94.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.938 and latitude -26.710.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	61.5 km
Coordinates	-26.710, -70.938
UTC time	1986-03-23 11:47:38.770

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	94.7 km
Vallenar	208.5 km
Antofagasta	344.7 km
La Serena	357.1 km
Coquimbo	363.2 km
Ovalle	433.9 km
Chilecito	434.7 km
La Rioja	501.5 km
Calama	515.5 km
Aguilares	533.7 km
Catamarca	544.7 km
Famaillá	551.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

88.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

70.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

99.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

81.3 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

94.9 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

94.4 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

61.7 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

23.1 km

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