M5.2 earthquake 73 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Sep 23, 1973, 5:38 PM GMT-4 (21:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-23 21:38:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.064° S, 70.987° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.995 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19350 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.779 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19349 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.678 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 19336 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003hs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.