Earthquake details

Monday, May 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, May 1, 2006 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 84.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.178 and latitude -27.256.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	-27.256, -71.178
UTC time	2006-05-01 01:35:49.000

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	84.6 km
Vallenar	152.6 km
La Serena	295.1 km
Coquimbo	300.7 km
Ovalle	372.4 km
Antofagasta	408.8 km
Chilecito	418.7 km
La Rioja	487.1 km
Chimbas	536.9 km
San Juan	541.0 km
Santa Lucía	543.1 km
Catamarca	547.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

85.2 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

67.8 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

74.2 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

71.9 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

77.2 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

78.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

79.5 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

80.3 km

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