Earthquake details

Friday, March 19, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 19, 1993 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 98.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.954 and latitude -26.674.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.4 km
Coordinates	-26.674, -70.954
UTC time	1993-03-19 16:01:10.290

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	98.8 km
Vallenar	212.6 km
Antofagasta	341.0 km
La Serena	360.9 km
Coquimbo	367.0 km
Ovalle	437.8 km
Chilecito	438.5 km
La Rioja	505.3 km
Calama	512.5 km
Aguilares	536.0 km
Catamarca	547.7 km
Famaillá	552.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-07 19:40 UTC

84.5 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

74.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

82.1 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

97.5 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

97.6 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

62.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

24.4 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

30.6 km

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