M5.1 earthquake 65 km SW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Copiapó, Chile on Wed, Jan 10, 1968, 1:54 AM GMT-4 (05:54 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 23 km W of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-01-10 05:54:20 UTC
- Depth
- 28.6 km (17.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.719° S, 70.859° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem827126. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.