Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 89.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.217 and latitude -27.223.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-27.223, -71.217
UTC time	2006-04-30 21:32:55.000

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	89.1 km
Vallenar	157.2 km
La Serena	298.7 km
Coquimbo	304.2 km
Ovalle	376.0 km
Antofagasta	406.0 km
Chilecito	424.0 km
La Rioja	492.3 km
Chimbas	542.0 km
San Juan	546.1 km
Santa Lucía	548.2 km
Catamarca	552.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

86.0 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

72.7 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

76.4 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

73.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

77.8 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

79.1 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

79.2 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

81.1 km

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