Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 92.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.244 and latitude -27.199.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.6 km
Coordinates	-27.199, -71.244
UTC time	2006-04-30 20:25:55.500

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	92.2 km
Vallenar	160.5 km
La Serena	301.3 km
Coquimbo	306.7 km
Ovalle	378.7 km
Antofagasta	403.9 km
Chilecito	427.6 km
La Rioja	496.0 km
Chimbas	545.6 km
San Juan	549.7 km
Santa Lucía	551.8 km
Catamarca	555.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-04 08:22 UTC

21.2 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

83.8 km

M 4.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-03-23 19:09 UTC

168.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-17 21:55 UTC

145.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-01-02 19:30 UTC

131.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-12-25 18:24 UTC

127.8 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-12-16 06:10 UTC

117.5 km

M 4.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2025-10-15 13:37 UTC

115.5 km

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