Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 89.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.235 and latitude -27.277.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.8 km
Coordinates	-27.277, -71.235
UTC time	2006-04-30 20:12:19.000

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	89.9 km
Vallenar	152.0 km
La Serena	292.7 km
Coquimbo	298.1 km
Ovalle	370.0 km
Antofagasta	412.2 km
Chilecito	422.4 km
La Rioja	490.8 km
Chimbas	537.5 km
San Juan	541.6 km
Santa Lucía	543.7 km
Catamarca	552.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

80.0 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

68.0 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

70.1 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

67.5 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

71.9 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

73.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

73.7 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

75.1 km

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