Earthquake details

Monday, May 19, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, May 19, 1986 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 164.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.089 and latitude -28.416.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	112.6 km
Coordinates	-28.416, -69.089
UTC time	1986-05-19 12:36:30.300

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vallenar	164.4 km
Copiapó	169.1 km
Chilecito	176.1 km
La Rioja	244.6 km
La Serena	267.7 km
Coquimbo	277.7 km
Ovalle	317.7 km
Catamarca	323.4 km
Chimbas	346.7 km
San Juan	351.5 km
Santa Lucía	352.5 km
Aguilares	358.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-03 16:03 UTC

19.4 km

M 4.1

Vallenar

Chile · 2026-05-19 21:29 UTC

98.2 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-03-23 19:09 UTC

86.3 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-03-11 16:09 UTC

79.9 km

M 4.9

La Rioja

Argentina · 2026-02-06 03:44 UTC

56.0 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-30 02:51 UTC

9.6 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-13 16:32 UTC

38.4 km

M 4.6

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-19 09:39 UTC

11.8 km

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