Earthquake details

Monday, March 2, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 84.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.065 and latitude -27.866.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.7 km
Coordinates	-27.866, -71.065
UTC time	2015-03-02 16:53:46.250

Location	Copiapó
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-03-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vallenar	84.6 km
Copiapó	91.2 km
La Serena	227.8 km
Coquimbo	233.9 km
Ovalle	304.8 km
Chilecito	377.6 km
La Rioja	446.2 km
Chimbas	472.2 km
Antofagasta	473.8 km
San Juan	476.2 km
Santa Lucía	478.4 km
Pocito	487.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-25 11:13 UTC

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M 4.2

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-12 04:23 UTC

38.8 km

M 4.4

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 18:07 UTC

42.6 km

M 5.5

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:22 UTC

60.0 km

M 5.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:06 UTC

57.2 km

M 4.1

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 12:02 UTC

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M 4.3

Copiapó

Chile · 2026-06-11 06:05 UTC

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