Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 83.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.110 and latitude -27.082.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.6 km
Coordinates	-27.082, -71.110
UTC time	2006-04-30 21:25:20.800

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	83.3 km
Vallenar	169.9 km
La Serena	314.7 km
Coquimbo	320.4 km
Antofagasta	388.5 km
Ovalle	391.8 km
Chilecito	423.5 km
La Rioja	491.5 km
Aguilares	545.2 km
Catamarca	546.7 km
Chimbas	551.1 km
San Juan	555.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

84.3 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

94.7 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

92.3 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

96.7 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

97.9 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

39.4 km

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