Is Copiapó safe? Chile travel risk
Is Copiapó safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Copiapó scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Chile Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Copiapó scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Chile (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Copiapó: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (60/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Atacama at 27.3664° S, 70.3331° W (elevation 381 m), Copiapó lies 675.7 km S of Santiago. Time zone: America/Santiago.
Atacama
27.3664° S, 70.3331° W
381 m
America/Santiago
158,438
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Chile
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Copiapó happened in June and September (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
8 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 6 Jun 2025 (81 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 11 Jun 2026 (140 km away) — USGS details
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