Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 86.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.138 and latitude -27.067.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.4 km
Coordinates	-27.067, -71.138
UTC time	2006-04-30 20:09:27.300

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	86.5 km
Vallenar	172.1 km
La Serena	316.2 km
Coquimbo	321.9 km
Antofagasta	387.4 km
Ovalle	393.5 km
Chilecito	426.8 km
La Rioja	494.8 km
Aguilares	548.1 km
Catamarca	549.8 km
Chimbas	553.8 km
San Juan	558.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

86.5 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

95.3 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

92.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

96.5 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

98.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

97.3 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

98.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

42.6 km

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