Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 16, 1988 at 13:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 87.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.158 and latitude -27.096.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-27.096, -71.158
UTC time	1988-08-16 13:59:34.400

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	87.2 km
Vallenar	169.4 km
La Serena	312.9 km
Coquimbo	318.6 km
Ovalle	390.2 km
Antofagasta	390.9 km
Chilecito	426.6 km
La Rioja	494.7 km
Aguilares	549.8 km
Catamarca	550.7 km
Chimbas	551.8 km
San Juan	556.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

84.0 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

91.6 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

89.0 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

92.8 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

94.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

93.5 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

96.2 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

94.5 km

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