Date & time | Feb 5, 2023 11:25:04 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Feb 5, 2023 at 8:25 am (GMT -3) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.1 |
Depth | 107.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 27.61°S / 69.47°W ![]() |
Antipode | 27.61°N / 110.53°E |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
Nearest volcano | El Solo (93 km / 58 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 89 km (55 mi) ESE of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SSE of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) NE of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) NW of Vinchina (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 2,830) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 660 km (410 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.1 | 107 km | ATACAMA, CHILE | EMSC |
3.1 | 107 km | Northern Chile | RaspberryShake |
Date and time GMT![]() | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
Nov 11, 1922 04:32 100 years ago | 8.5 70 km | 85km / 53mi | Provincia de Copiapo, 94 km E of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 4, 1918 11:47 104 years ago | 7.8 40 km | 164km / 102mi | 59 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 28, 1966 08:18 56 years ago | 7.7 25 km | 259km / 161mi | 12 km SW of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile | More |
Oct 4, 1983 18:52 40 years ago | 7.4 15 km | 161km / 100mi | Provincia de Chañaral, 95 km N of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 18, 1939 06:22 84 years ago | 7.4 35 km | 144km / 89mi | 55 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Sep 1, 2020 04:09 3 years ago | 7.0 31 km | 179km / 111mi | South Pacific Ocean, 82 km NW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Feb 23, 1965 22:11 58 years ago | 7.0 35 km | 251km / 156mi | 32 km SW of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile | More |
Nov 7, 1922 23:00 100 years ago | 7.0 25 km | 259km / 161mi | 120 km W of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 2, 1946 19:18 77 years ago | 6.9 39 km | 164km / 102mi | 43 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 3, 1920 19:57 103 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 162km / 101mi | 38 km NW of Fiambala, Departamento de Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina | More |
Nov 11, 2015 02:46 7 years ago | 6.8 12 km | 310km / 192mi | South Pacific Ocean, 73 km NW of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Nov 11, 2015 01:54 7 years ago | 6.8 10 km | 300km / 186mi | South Pacific Ocean, 69 km NW of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Jan 30, 2013 20:15 10 years ago | 6.8 46 km | 145km / 90mi | 44 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 18, 1956 02:31 66 years ago | 6.8 45 km | 236km / 146mi | 48 km E of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile | More |
May 20, 1918 17:55 105 years ago | 6.8 20 km | 299km / 186mi | 89 km NW of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Apr 30, 2006 19:17 17 years ago | 6.7 12 km | 167km / 104mi | 79 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 18, 2002 16:08 21 years ago | 6.7 62 km | 110km / 69mi | 31 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 1, 1995 00:35 27 years ago | 6.7 20 km | 239km / 149mi | 74 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 15, 1993 16:08 30 years ago | 6.7 29 km | 175km / 109mi | 94 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 14, 1988 17:53 35 years ago | 6.7 33 km | 165km / 102mi | 76 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Oct 9, 1983 11:25 40 years ago | 6.7 16 km | 194km / 121mi | 53 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 18, 1964 04:45 59 years ago | 6.7 15 km | 243km / 151mi | 159 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jan 29, 1924 01:54 99 years ago | 6.7 45 km | 143km / 89mi | 39 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Sep 3, 1998 17:37 25 years ago | 6.6 27 km | 300km / 186mi | 67 km NW of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Nov 11, 1922 18:09 100 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 139km / 87mi | 27 km NE of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 30, 2006 21:40 17 years ago | 6.5 12 km | 163km / 101mi | 74 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 15, 1987 18:04 36 years ago | 6.5 37 km | 151km / 94mi | 51 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 25, 1964 19:31 59 years ago | 6.5 30 km | 156km / 97mi | 85 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 22, 1944 22:31 78 years ago | 6.5 45 km | 230km / 143mi | 37 km SE of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile | More |
Oct 1, 1940 10:42 83 years ago | 6.5 45 km | 159km / 99mi | 31 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Feb 28, 1927 14:07 96 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 189km / 118mi | 32 km W of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 4, 1923 22:26 100 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 234km / 145mi | 68 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 1, 2002 19:59 21 years ago | 6.4 71 km | 296km / 184mi | 32 km N of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Jun 10, 1985 15:37 38 years ago | 6.4 151 km | 247km / 153mi | Departamento de Belén, 132 km NW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Departamento de Capital, Catamarca, Argentina | More |
Jan 6, 1968 23:27 55 years ago | 6.4 30 km | 141km / 87mi | 75 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 29, 1943 19:37 79 years ago | 6.4 15 km | 177km / 110mi | 18 km W of Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina | More |
Sep 1, 2020 21:09 3 years ago | 6.3 24 km | 208km / 129mi | South Pacific Ocean, 105 km NW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 26, 2010 14:52 13 years ago | 6.3 42 km | 138km / 86mi | 81 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jan 18, 1985 15:00 38 years ago | 6.3 83 km | 235km / 146mi | 83 km NE of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Aug 3, 1978 18:11 45 years ago | 6.3 58 km | 162km / 101mi | 97 km N of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 7, 1973 14:22 50 years ago | 6.3 14 km | 168km / 104mi | 83 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 31, 1973 10:51 50 years ago | 6.3 33 km | 209km / 130mi | 120 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jun 17, 1971 21:00 52 years ago | 6.3 92 km | 254km / 158mi | 242 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile | More |
Mar 9, 1997 11:43 26 years ago | 6.2 33 km | 295km / 183mi | 24 km NE of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Sep 1, 2020 04:30 3 years ago | 6.1 37 km | 179km / 111mi | South Pacific Ocean, 71 km NW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 14, 2012 19:02 10 years ago | 6.1 62 km | 246km / 153mi | 82 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 7, 2011 22:23 11 years ago | 6.1 20 km | 146km / 91mi | 83 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 17, 1988 11:34 35 years ago | 6.1 39 km | 161km / 100mi | 73 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jan 28, 1982 14:26 41 years ago | 6.1 33 km | 229km / 143mi | 143 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 19, 1980 11:52 43 years ago | 6.1 110 km | 156km / 97mi | 116 km SE of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 28, 1979 11:38 44 years ago | 6.1 23 km | 147km / 91mi | 62 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 7, 1973 03:41 50 years ago | 6.1 25 km | 167km / 104mi | 85 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 25, 2016 17:26 7 years ago | 6.0 52 km | 187km / 116mi | 41 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 7, 2015 07:04 7 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 314km / 195mi | South Pacific Ocean, 70 km NW of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Sep 12, 2006 13:30 17 years ago | 6.0 114 km | 159km / 99mi | Departamento de Iglesia, San Juan, 138 km W of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Apr 15, 2006 23:50 17 years ago | 6.0 20 km | 345km / 214mi | 67 km W of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Mar 19, 1993 01:48 30 years ago | 6.0 29 km | 177km / 110mi | 94 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 18, 1971 06:12 52 years ago | 6.0 85 km | 110km / 69mi | Departamento de Vinchina, 219 km NW of Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Mar 15, 1970 12:39 53 years ago | 6.0 117 km | 233km / 145mi | Departamento de Iglesia, 87 km NW of San José de Jachal, Departamento de Jachal, San Juan, Argentina | More |
Aug 27, 2004 00:43 19 years ago | 5.9 30 km | 133km / 83mi | 47 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Dec 28, 1987 08:16 35 years ago | 5.9 52 km | 123km / 76mi | 60 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 7, 1973 10:04 50 years ago | 5.9 34 km | 171km / 107mi | 90 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jun 11, 1956 09:56 67 years ago | 5.9 35 km | 147km / 91mi | 60 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 9, 2010 22:23 13 years ago | 5.8 118 km | 169km / 105mi | 24 km N of Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Nov 30, 1995 13:15 27 years ago | 5.8 20 km | 145km / 90mi | 73 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 3, 1995 08:18 28 years ago | 5.8 104 km | 78km / 48mi | Departamento de Vinchina, 196 km NW of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Jun 21, 1992 10:52 31 years ago | 5.8 39 km | 170km / 106mi | 63 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Sep 7, 2018 02:39 5 years ago | 5.7 93 km | 154km / 96mi | 68 km SE of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 17, 1988 12:38 35 years ago | 5.7 37 km | 168km / 104mi | 81 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Oct 4, 1983 19:26 40 years ago | 5.7 31 km | 184km / 114mi | 60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 19, 1973 18:40 49 years ago | 5.7 58 km | 166km / 103mi | 16 km NW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 14, 1973 01:57 50 years ago | 5.7 29 km | 173km / 107mi | 95 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 26, 1973 11:04 50 years ago | 5.7 117 km | 71km / 44mi | Departamento de Vinchina, 254 km NW of Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Jul 12, 1965 13:57 58 years ago | 5.7 112 km | 150km / 93mi | 37 km N of Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Sep 1, 2021 18:35 1 year 30 weeks ago | 5.6 21 km | 144km / 89mi | 72 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 10, 2008 09:43 15 years ago | 5.6 90 km | 83km / 51mi | Departamento de Vinchina, 266 km NW of Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Oct 31, 1990 14:39 32 years ago | 5.6 60 km | 148km / 92mi | Provincia de Chañaral, 83 km N of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 6, 2022 09:35 1 year 4 weeks ago | 5.5 118 km | 124km / 77mi | 146 km NW of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Jun 5, 2019 16:19 4 years ago | 5.5 76 km | 67km / 42mi | 22 km E of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Aug 1, 2017 06:13 6 years ago | 5.5 82 km | 133km / 83mi | 53 km W of Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Apr 11, 2017 13:39 6 years ago | 5.5 70 km | 49km / 31mi | 45 km SE of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 26, 2003 14:10 20 years ago | 5.5 36 km | 158km / 98mi | 46 km NW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 18, 1998 09:57 25 years ago | 5.5 47 km | 155km / 97mi | 31 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 17, 1997 02:10 26 years ago | 5.5 106 km | 50km / 31mi | 85 km E of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 3, 1992 06:07 31 years ago | 5.5 110 km | 147km / 92mi | 119 km E of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Oct 6, 1983 15:01 40 years ago | 5.5 20 km | 173km / 108mi | 92 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 24, 1976 11:05 47 years ago | 5.5 94 km | 129km / 80mi | 45 km E of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Apr 8, 1976 00:31 47 years ago | 5.5 52 km | 137km / 85mi | Huasco, 91 km SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jul 1, 2012 23:39 11 years ago | 5.4 61 km | 179km / 111mi | 15 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Feb 8, 2011 13:03 12 years ago | 5.4 95 km | 5km / 3mi | 85 km E of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 1, 2006 02:49 17 years ago | 5.4 24 km | 153km / 95mi | 64 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Oct 17, 2001 02:34 21 years ago | 5.4 117 km | 112km / 70mi | General Lamadrid, 157 km NW of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Nov 1, 1992 09:36 30 years ago | 5.4 110 km | 144km / 90mi | Departamento de Iglesia, San Juan, 201 km W of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Aug 17, 1988 08:16 35 years ago | 5.4 30 km | 162km / 100mi | 73 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 23, 1988 00:28 35 years ago | 5.4 117 km | 123km / 77mi | Departamento de Vinchina, 137 km NW of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina | More |
Nov 18, 1987 12:46 35 years ago | 5.4 41 km | 180km / 112mi | 46 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile | More |
Jan 26, 1986 07:48 37 years ago | 5.4 31 km | 155km / 96mi | 66 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
Mar 4, 1984 22:34 39 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 171km / 106mi | 92 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 7, 1983 01:07 40 years ago | 5.4 51 km | 137km / 85mi | 63 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 2, 1983 01:24 40 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 163km / 101mi | Provincia de Chañaral, 89 km NW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile | More |