Earthquake details

Sunday, August 14, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, August 14, 1988 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 76.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.092 and latitude -27.260.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.5 km
Coordinates	-27.260, -71.092
UTC time	1988-08-14 17:53:09.750

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	76.2 km
Vallenar	150.1 km
La Serena	294.9 km
Coquimbo	300.8 km
Ovalle	372.1 km
Antofagasta	407.7 km
Chilecito	411.3 km
La Rioja	479.6 km
Chimbas	532.6 km
San Juan	536.8 km
Santa Lucía	538.8 km
Catamarca	539.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.2

Copiapó

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M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

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M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

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M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

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M 4.1

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Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

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M 4.3

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