Earthquake details

Friday, November 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, November 21, 1986 at 16:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 253.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.529 and latitude -26.209.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-26.209, -72.529
UTC time	1986-11-21 16:24:51.340

Location	Antofagasta
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	253.6 km
Vallenar	316.3 km
Antofagasta	356.9 km
La Serena	430.3 km
Coquimbo	432.9 km
Ovalle	506.0 km
Calama	555.1 km
Chilecito	594.9 km
La Rioja	662.9 km
Aguilares	700.1 km
Chimbas	705.4 km
Alto Hospicio	706.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Coquimbo

Chile · 2025-02-10 09:30 UTC

91.1 km

M 4.1

Antofagasta

Chile · 2014-08-18 06:49 UTC

65.3 km

M 4.4

Antofagasta

Chile · 1998-02-05 03:53 UTC

72.4 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 1994-04-26 08:17 UTC

83.0 km

M 6.7

Copiapó

Chile · 1964-08-18 04:44 UTC

94.2 km

M 6.9

Antofagasta

Chile · 1913-05-24 23:24 UTC

71.5 km

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