Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 91 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 91 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile on Thu, Jul 12, 1973, 12:25 PM GMT-4 (16:25 UTC), 31 km (19 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-07-12 16:25:11 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
26.954° S, 71.131° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9105 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.896 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.8105 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19433 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.287 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19421 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.097 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19420 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 6.3120 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.692 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.695 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.387 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.786 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 5.149 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.9102 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 5.275 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 5.288 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.788 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 5.789 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.185 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19413 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 4.599 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19410 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.695 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 6.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.691 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.080 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 5.989 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 5.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19408 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.384 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19408 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 4.998 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19408 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 6.383 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19408 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 4.387 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19408 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.591 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19407 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 5.782 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 4.961 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 4.883 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.951 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19391 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 5.186 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.4111 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.280 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.594 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.767 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19435 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.579 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.288 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.491 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19436 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.496 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.287 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.782 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.599 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19437 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.292 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.087 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 5.180 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 5.374 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19438 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.8108 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.888 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.396 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.791 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002pj. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.