Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 19:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 79.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.030 and latitude -27.023.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-27.023, -71.030
UTC time	2006-04-30 19:26:14.260

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	79.1 km
Vallenar	174.9 km
La Serena	321.6 km
Coquimbo	327.6 km
Antofagasta	380.6 km
Ovalle	398.6 km
Chilecito	420.7 km
La Rioja	488.5 km
Aguilares	537.9 km
Catamarca	541.2 km
Calama	551.1 km
Chimbas	553.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

89.3 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

40.0 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

99.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-11-03 15:51 UTC

61.8 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

93.9 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-09-24 11:32 UTC

46.9 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 20:37 UTC

24.0 km

M 4.8

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-08-11 19:36 UTC

21.4 km

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