Earthquake details

Monday, March 15, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, March 15, 1993 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 93.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.918 and latitude -26.708.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	28.9 km
Coordinates	-26.708, -70.918
UTC time	1993-03-15 16:08:57.880

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1993-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	93.6 km
Vallenar	208.5 km
Antofagasta	344.2 km
La Serena	357.5 km
Coquimbo	363.6 km
Chilecito	433.3 km
Ovalle	434.2 km
La Rioja	500.1 km
Calama	514.5 km
Aguilares	531.8 km
Catamarca	543.0 km
Famaillá	549.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

89.1 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

70.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

97.4 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

79.4 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

96.2 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

92.7 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

63.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

24.9 km

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