M5.0 earthquake 96 km NW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Copiapó, Chile on Fri, Oct 14, 1983, 3:36 AM GMT-3 (06:36 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-14 06:36:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.871° S, 71.132° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.3100 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3126 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 15691 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.591 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 15692 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.0121 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15692 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.047 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15693 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.760 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15694 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
- 7.454 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15694 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.273 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15699 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yzv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.