Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 23:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 86.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.196 and latitude -27.227.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.3 km
Coordinates	-27.227, -71.196
UTC time	2006-04-30 23:04:41.000

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	86.9 km
Vallenar	156.2 km
La Serena	298.3 km
Coquimbo	303.8 km
Ovalle	375.6 km
Antofagasta	406.0 km
Chilecito	421.9 km
La Rioja	490.3 km
Chimbas	540.6 km
San Juan	544.7 km
Santa Lucía	546.8 km
Catamarca	550.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

86.8 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

71.5 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

76.6 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

74.1 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

78.6 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

79.9 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

80.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

81.9 km

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