Chile earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 65 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile on Tue, Jul 3, 1973, 5:41 PM GMT-4 (21:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 120 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-07-03 21:41:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
27.138° S, 70.941° 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
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.782 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19443 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.271 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19442 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.595 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19441 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.199 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19441 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.158 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 19441 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.183 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19441 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.893 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19441 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.076 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 5.681 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.759 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 5.057 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.790 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.986 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 5.081 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19440 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.385 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.493 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.594 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 5.392 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 5.187 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.997 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.791 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.396 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.888 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.8108 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 5.374 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 5.180 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.087 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.292 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 4.599 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.782 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 4.287 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.496 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 5.491 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.288 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 5.579 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 4.767 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19435 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 5.594 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 4.280 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 5.4111 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 5.186 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 4.291 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 4.9105 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 4.896 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 4.8105 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19432 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 5.287 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19420 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 4.097 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19419 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 6.3120 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 4.692 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 5.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 4.695 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 5.387 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 4.786 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 5.149 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 4.9102 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 5.275 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 5.288 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 4.788 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 5.789 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 4.185 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19413 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 4.599 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 4.1136 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 19444 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002hm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.