Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 11:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 97.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.271 and latitude -27.099.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.7 km
Coordinates	-27.099, -71.271
UTC time	2006-04-30 11:13:56.600

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	97.7 km
Vallenar	172.0 km
La Serena	312.5 km
Coquimbo	317.8 km
Ovalle	389.9 km
Antofagasta	393.6 km
Chilecito	435.8 km
La Rioja	504.0 km
Chimbas	556.7 km
San Juan	560.8 km
Aguilares	560.9 km
Catamarca	561.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-04 08:22 UTC

12.1 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

95.2 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-03-23 19:09 UTC

177.7 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

143.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

128.3 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-12-25 18:24 UTC

132.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-12-16 06:10 UTC

124.3 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

117.5 km

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