Earthquake details

Monday, May 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, May 1, 2006 at 02:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 63.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.954 and latitude -27.217.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.7 km
Coordinates	-27.217, -70.954
UTC time	2006-05-01 02:49:40.830

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	63.8 km
Vallenar	152.5 km
La Serena	300.7 km
Coquimbo	306.9 km
Ovalle	377.5 km
Antofagasta	400.8 km
Chilecito	402.3 km
La Rioja	470.4 km
Catamarca	527.5 km
Aguilares	528.6 km
Chimbas	530.8 km
San Juan	535.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

67.2 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

88.6 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

87.4 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

95.5 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

96.0 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

99.6 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

98.1 km

M 5.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 05:19 UTC

95.6 km

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