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Earthquakes near Copiapó today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Copiapó in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Copiapó just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Copiapó, Atacama, Chile and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M5.5 140 km WSW, Jun 11, 2026
- Past year count
- 26 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Copiapó
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Copiapó in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Santiago.
Largest earthquakes near Copiapó in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Copiapó in the past 12 months was M5.5 on Jun 11, 2026, 140 km WSW of the city (124 km NW of Vallenar, Chile).
With 26 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.2 a month), the area around Copiapó is active by global standards. 8 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | M5.5 | 140 km WSW | 9 km | 124 km NW of Vallenar, Chile |
| Nov 3, 2025 | M5.5 | 112 km W | 25 km | 111 km W of Copiapó, Chile |
| Jun 11, 2026 | M5.2 | 138 km WSW | 10 km | 118 km NW of Vallenar, Chile |
| Jun 11, 2026 | M5.1 | 139 km WSW | 10 km | 120 km NW of Vallenar, Chile |
| Jul 22, 2026 | M4.9 | 135 km WSW | 10 km | 120 km NW of Vallenar, Chile |
| May 4, 2026 | M4.7 | 103 km WNW | 17 km | 103 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile |
| Apr 24, 2026 | M4.7 | 79 km SW | 57 km | 76 km N of Vallenar, Chile |
| Mar 20, 2026 | M4.5 | 145 km NNE | 111 km | 33 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile |
| Jul 5, 2026 | M4.4 | 141 km NE | 10 km | 51 km E of Diego de Almagro, Chile |
| Jun 25, 2026 | M4.4 | 77 km SW | 62 km | 76 km SW of Copiapó, Chile |
Was it felt in Copiapó?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Copiapó in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 143 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near other cities in Chile and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).