Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 88 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 88 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile on Wed, Aug 1, 1973, 7:13 AM GMT-4 (11:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 83 km NW of Copiapó, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-08-01 11:13:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
27.124° S, 71.183° 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.

Depth from
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Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.788 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.789 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19414 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.185 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19413 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.599 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19410 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.695 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 6.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.691 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.080 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 5.989 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.384 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19409 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.998 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19408 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 6.383 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19408 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.387 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19408 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.591 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19407 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 5.782 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.961 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.883 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19402 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.951 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19391 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 5.083 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19366 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 5.273 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19361 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.275 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.9102 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.149 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.786 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.387 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.695 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 5.184 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.692 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19415 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 6.3120 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19416 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.097 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19420 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.287 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19421 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.8105 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19433 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.896 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.9105 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.291 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 5.186 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 5.4111 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.280 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 5.594 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 19434 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.767 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 19435 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002y8. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.