Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 69.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.988 and latitude -27.147.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.5 km
Coordinates	-27.147, -70.988
UTC time	2006-04-30 21:59:51.890

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	69.4 km
Vallenar	160.7 km
La Serena	308.2 km
Coquimbo	314.3 km
Ovalle	385.1 km
Antofagasta	393.6 km
Chilecito	409.5 km
La Rioja	477.5 km
Aguilares	532.5 km
Catamarca	533.0 km
Chimbas	539.3 km
San Juan	543.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

75.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

93.4 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

91.8 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

98.6 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

99.4 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

99.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-05-23 04:53 UTC

26.1 km

M 5.0

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-04-24 13:49 UTC

86.0 km

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