Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 13:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 133.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.683 and latitude -27.442.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.8 km
Coordinates	-27.442, -71.683
UTC time	2006-05-02 13:58:27.200

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Copiapó	133.8 km
Vallenar	155.5 km
La Serena	277.5 km
Coquimbo	281.6 km
Ovalle	354.8 km
Antofagasta	441.2 km
Chilecito	452.7 km
La Rioja	521.3 km
Chimbas	544.5 km
San Juan	548.4 km
Santa Lucía	550.7 km
Pocito	559.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-07-22 09:34 UTC

47.2 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

86.4 km

M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

52.9 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

47.7 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

39.3 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

42.8 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

33.4 km

M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

43.9 km

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