Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 21:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 73.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.056 and latitude -27.211.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	-27.211, -71.056
UTC time	2006-04-30 21:40:58.440

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	73.8 km
Vallenar	154.7 km
La Serena	300.6 km
Coquimbo	306.5 km
Ovalle	377.6 km
Antofagasta	401.7 km
Chilecito	411.2 km
La Rioja	479.4 km
Chimbas	535.8 km
Catamarca	537.3 km
Aguilares	538.7 km
San Juan	540.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

96.7 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

69.1 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

83.9 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

82.2 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

88.8 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

89.6 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

91.9 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

91.7 km

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