M4.1 earthquake 128 km SE of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 128 km SE of Copiapó, Chile on Tue, May 22, 1973, 1:40 PM GMT-4 (17:40 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-22 17:40:52 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.040° S, 69.268° 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.
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001wc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.