M5.3 earthquake near Copiapó, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile on 5 Jun 2019, 16:19 UTC at a depth of 75 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Copiapó, about 15 km away in Atacama, Chile.