Earthquake details

Monday, March 26, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, March 26, 1990 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 78.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.793 and latitude -26.793.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-26.793, -70.793
UTC time	1990-03-26 05:58:22.220

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	78.6 km
Vallenar	198.5 km
La Serena	349.4 km
Antofagasta	351.9 km
Coquimbo	355.8 km
Chilecito	417.7 km
Ovalle	425.8 km
La Rioja	484.5 km
Aguilares	518.0 km
Calama	518.4 km
Catamarca	527.9 km
Famaillá	535.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

60.5 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

87.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

70.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

96.5 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

77.4 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

72.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

33.7 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

38.1 km

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