Earthquakes in Chile

This is a list of earthquakes in Chile.

This list considers every notable earthquake felt or with its epicenter within Chile's current boundaries.

Location Local
date
Local
time
Magnitude Type Intensity Depth
(km)
Epicenter Death
toll
Notes
Concepción 01570-02-08February 8, 1570 9:00 8.3 MS 36°48′00″S 73°00′00″W / 36.800°S 73.000°W / -36.800; -73.000 Destructive tsunami.
01575-03-17March 17, 1575 10:00 7.3 MS 33°24′00″S 70°36′00″W / 33.400°S 70.600°W / -33.400; -70.600
Valdivia 01575-12-16December 16, 1575 14:30 8.5 MS 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W / 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 Destructive tsunami.
Offshore Arica 01604-11-24November 24, 1604 12:30 8.5 MS 30 18°30′00″S 70°24′00″W / 18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400 Destructive tsunami.
Offshore Arica 01615-09-16September 16, 1615 23:30 8.8 MS 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 Moderate tsunami.
Santiago 01647-05-13May 13, 1647 22:30 8.5 MS 35°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000
01657-03-15March 15, 1657 19:30 8.0 MS 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W / 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 Destructive tsunami.
01681-03-10March 10, 1681 7.3 MS 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350
01687-07-12July 12, 1687 2:00 7.3 MS 32°45′00″S 70°43′48″W / 32.750°S 70.730°W / -32.750; -70.730
Valparaíso 01730-07-08July 8, 1730 4:45 8.7 MS 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 5 Destructive tsunami.
01737-12-24December 24, 1737 7.7 MS 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W / 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 Tsunami.
Concepción 01751-05-25May 25, 1751 1:00 8.5 MS 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W / 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 Moderate tsunami.
01796-03-30March 30, 1796 6:45 7.7 MS 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350
01819-04-11April 11, 1819 10:00 8.3 MS 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 Destructive tsunami.
Valparaíso 01822-11-19November 19, 1822 22:30 8.5 MS 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 200 Moderate tsunami.
01829-09-26September 26, 1829 14:00 7.0 MS 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630
01831-10-08October 8, 1831 6:00 7.8 MS 18°30′00″S 71°00′00″W / 18.500°S 71.000°W / -18.500; -71.000
01833-09-18September 18, 1833 5:45 7.7 MS 60 18°30′00″S 70°24′00″W / 18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400
Concepción 01835-02-20February 20, 1835 11:30 8.5/8.2 MS/M? 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W / 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 500 Destructive tsunami.
01837-11-07November 7, 1837 8:00 8.0 MS 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W / 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 Moderate tsunami.
01847-10-08October 8, 1847 11:30 7.3 MS 31°36′36″S 71°10′48″W / 31.610°S 71.180°W / -31.610; -71.180
01849-12-17December 17, 1849 6:00 7.5 MS 29°57′00″S 71°22′12″W / 29.950°S 71.370°W / -29.950; -71.370 Moderate tsunami.
01850-12-06December 6, 1850 6:52 7.3 MS 33°48′36″S 70°13′12″W / 33.810°S 70.220°W / -33.810; -70.220
01851-04-02April 2, 1851 6:48 7.1 MS 33°19′12″S 71°25′12″W / 33.320°S 71.420°W / -33.320; -71.420
01859-10-05October 5, 1859 8:00 7.6 MS 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 Moderate tsunami.
Arica 01868-08-13August 13, 1868 16:45 9.0/8.5 M?/MS 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 25,000 Destructive tsunami. At the time the area was part of Peru.
01869-08-24August 24, 1869 13:30 7.5 MS 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W / 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 Moderate tsunami.
01871-10-05October 5, 1871 5:00 7.3 MS 20°12′00″S 70°10′12″W / 20.200°S 70.170°W / -20.200; -70.170 Tsunami.
Iquique 01877-05-09May 9, 1877 21:16 8.5/8.3 MS/M? 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W / 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 34 Destructive tsunami.
01878-01-23January 23, 1878 8:00 7.9 MS 40 20°00′00″S 70°18′00″W / 20.000°S 70.300°W / -20.000; -70.300
01879-02-02February 2, 1879 6:30 7.3 MS 53°00′00″S 70°40′12″W / 53.000°S 70.670°W / -53.000; -70.670
01880-08-15August 15, 1880 8:48 7.7 MS 31°37′12″S 71°10′48″W / 31.620°S 71.180°W / -31.620; -71.180
Valparaíso 01906-08-16August 16, 1906 19:48 8.2 MW 25 33°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 33.000°S 72.000°W / -33.000; -72.000 3,882 Moderate tsunami.
01909-06-08June 8, 1909 1:00 7.6 MS 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500
01910-10-04October 4, 1910 19:00 7.3 MS 22°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000
01911-09-15September 15, 1911 8:10 7.3 MS 20°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 20.000°S 72.000°W / -20.000; -72.000
01914-01-29January 29, 1914 23:30 8.2 MS 35°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 35.000°S 73.000°W / -35.000; -73.000
01917-02-14February 14, 1917 20:48 7.0 MS 30°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 30.000°S 73.000°W / -30.000; -73.000
01918-05-20May 20, 1918 12:57 7.9 MS 28°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 28.500°S 71.500°W / -28.500; -71.500
01918-12-04December 4, 1918 7:47 8.2 MS 60 26°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 26.000°S 71.000°W / -26.000; -71.000 Moderate tsunami.
01919-03-01March 1, 1919 23:37 7.2 MS 40 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500
01919-03-02March 2, 1919 7:45 7.3 MS 40 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500
01920-12-10December 10, 1920 0:25 7.4 MS 39°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 39.000°S 73.000°W / -39.000; -73.000
01922-11-07November 7, 1922 19:00 7.0 MS 28°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 28.000°S 72.000°W / -28.000; -72.000
Vallenar 01922-11-10November 10, 1922 23:53 8.5 MW 25 28°30′00″S 70°00′00″W / 28.500°S 70.000°W / -28.500; -70.000 Moderate tsunami.
01923-05-04May 4, 1923 17:47 7.0 MS 60 28°45′00″S 71°45′00″W / 28.750°S 71.750°W / -28.750; -71.750
01925-05-15May 15, 1925 7:18 7.1 MS 50 26°00′00″S 71°30′00″W / 26.000°S 71.500°W / -26.000; -71.500
01926-04-28April 28, 1926 7:13 7.0 MS 180 24°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 24.000°S 69.000°W / -24.000; -69.000
01927-11-21November 21, 1927 19:17 7.1 MS 44°30′00″S 73°00′00″W / 44.500°S 73.000°W / -44.500; -73.000 Moderate tsunami.
01928-11-20November 20, 1928 16:35 7.1 MS 25 22°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 22.500°S 70.500°W / -22.500; -70.500
Talca 01928-12-01December 1, 1928 0:06 8.3/7.6 MS/M? 35°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000 225 Tsunami.
01929-10-19October 19, 1929 16:18 7.5 MS 100 23°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 23.000°S 69.000°W / -23.000; -69.000
01931-03-18March 18, 1931 4:02 7.1 MS 32°30′00″S 72°00′00″W / 32.500°S 72.000°W / -32.500; -72.000
01933-02-23February 23, 1933 4:09 7.6 MS 40 20°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 20.000°S 71.000°W / -20.000; -71.000
01936-03-01March 1, 1936 17:45 7.1 MS 120 40°00′00″S 72°30′00″W / 40.000°S 72.500°W / -40.000; -72.500
01936-07-13July 13, 1936 7:12 7.3 MS 60 24°30′00″S 70°00′00″W / 24.500°S 70.000°W / -24.500; -70.000
Chillán 01939-01-24January 24, 1939 23:32 8.3/7.8 MS/M? 60 36°12′00″S 72°12′00″W / 36.200°S 72.200°W / -36.200; -72.200 28,000
01939-04-18April 18, 1939 2:22 7.4 MS 100 27°00′00″S 70°30′00″W / 27.000°S 70.500°W / -27.000; -70.500
01940-10-11October 11, 1940 14:41 7.0 MS 41°30′00″S 74°30′00″W / 41.500°S 74.500°W / -41.500; -74.500
01942-07-08July 8, 1942 1:55 7.0 MS 140 24°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 24.000°S 70.000°W / -24.000; -70.000
01943-03-14March 14, 1943 14:37 7.2 MS 150 20°00′00″S 69°30′00″W / 20.000°S 69.500°W / -20.000; -69.500
Ovalle 01943-04-06April 6, 1943 12:07 8.2 MW 55 30°45′00″S 72°00′00″W / 30.750°S 72.000°W / -30.750; -72.000 25 Tsunami.
01943-12-01December 1, 1943 6:34 7.0 MS 100 21°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 21.000°S 69.000°W / -21.000; -69.000
01945-07-13July 13, 1945 7:17 7.1 MS 100 33°15′00″S 70°30′00″W / 33.250°S 70.500°W / -33.250; -70.500
01946-08-02August 2, 1946 15:19 7.9 MS 50 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500
01949-04-19April 19, 1949 23:29 7.3 MS 70 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500
01949-04-25April 25, 1949 9:54 7.3 MS 110 19°45′00″S 69°00′00″W / 19.750°S 69.000°W / -19.750; -69.000
01949-05-29May 29, 1949 21:32 7.0 MS 100 22°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000
Tierra del Fuego 01949-12-17December 17, 1949 2:53 7.8 MS VIII 30 54°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000/54°0′0″S 68°46′11″W / 54°S 68.76972°W / -54; -68.76972
01949-12-17December 17, 1949 11:07 7.8 MS 54°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000
01950-01-29January 29, 1950 20:56 7.0 MS 53°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 53.500°S 71.500°W / -53.500; -71.500
01950-12-09December 9, 1950 17:38 8.3 MS 100 23°30′00″S 67°30′00″W / 23.500°S 67.500°W / -23.500; -67.500
01953-05-06May 6, 1953 13:16 7.6 MS 60 36°30′00″S 72°36′00″W / 36.500°S 72.600°W / -36.500; -72.600
01953-12-06December 6, 1953 22:05 7.4 MS 128 22°06′00″S 68°42′00″W / 22.100°S 68.700°W / -22.100; -68.700
01954-02-08February 8, 1954 7.7 MS 29°00′00″S 70°30′00″W / 29.000°S 70.500°W / -29.000; -70.500
01955-04-19April 19, 1955 16:24 7.1 MS 30°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 30.000°S 72.000°W / -30.000; -72.000 Tsunami.
01956-01-08January 8, 1956 16:54 7.1 MS 11 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000
01956-12-17December 17, 1956 22:31 7.0 MS 25°30′00″S 68°30′00″W / 25.500°S 68.500°W / -25.500; -68.500
01957-07-29July 29, 1957 13:15 7.0 MS 23°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 23.500°S 71.500°W / -23.500; -71.500
01959-06-13June 13, 1959 20:12 7.5 MS 83 20°25′12″S 69°00′00″W / 20.420°S 69.000°W / -20.420; -69.000
Concepción 01960-05-21May 21, 1960 6:02 7.9/7.3 M?/MS X 37°30′00″S 73°30′00″W / 37.500°S 73.500°W / -37.500; -73.500 125
01960-05-22May 22, 1960 6:32 7.3 MS 37°30′00″S 73°00′00″W / 37.500°S 73.000°W / -37.500; -73.000
Valdivia 01960-05-22May 22, 1960 15:11 9.5/8.3 MW/MS XI 33 39°30′00″S 74°30′00″W / 39.500°S 74.500°W / -39.500; -74.500 1,655 Destructive tsunami. Strongest earthquake in history.
01960-06-19June 19, 1960 22:01 7.3 MS 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500
01960-11-01November 1, 1960 4:45 7.4 MS 55 38°30′00″S 75°06′00″W / 38.500°S 75.100°W / -38.500; -75.100
01961-07-13July 13, 1961 17:19 7.0 MS 40 41°42′00″S 75°12′00″W / 41.700°S 75.200°W / -41.700; -75.200
01962-02-14February 14, 1962 2:36 7.3 MS 45 37°48′00″S 72°30′00″W / 37.800°S 72.500°W / -37.800; -72.500
01962-08-03August 3, 1962 4:56 7.1 MS 107 23°18′00″S 68°06′00″W / 23.300°S 68.100°W / -23.300; -68.100
Taltal 01965-02-23February 23, 1965 18:11 7.0 MS 36 25°40′12″S 70°37′48″W / 25.670°S 70.630°W / -25.670; -70.630 1
La Ligua 01965-03-28March 28, 1965 12:33 7.4 MS 68 32°25′05″S 71°06′00″W / 32.418°S 71.100°W / -32.418; -71.100 400
01966-12-28December 28, 1966 4:18 7.8 MS 23 25°30′36″S 70°44′24″W / 25.510°S 70.740°W / -25.510; -70.740
01967-03-13March 13, 1967 12:06 7.3 MS 33 40°07′12″S 74°40′48″W / 40.120°S 74.680°W / -40.120; -74.680
01967-12-21December 21, 1967 22:25 7.5 MS 33 21°48′00″S 70°00′00″W / 21.800°S 70.000°W / -21.800; -70.000
01971-06-17June 17, 1971 17:00 7.0 MS 76 25°24′07″S 69°03′29″W / 25.402°S 69.058°W / -25.402; -69.058
Illapel 01971-07-08July 8, 1971 23:03 7.5 MS 40 32°30′40″S 71°12′25″W / 32.511°S 71.207°W / -32.511; -71.207 90 Moderate tsunami.
01974-08-18August 18, 1974 6:44 7.1 MS 36 38°27′11″S 73°25′52″W / 38.453°S 73.431°W / -38.453; -73.431
01975-05-10May 10, 1975 10:27 7.7 MS 6 38°10′59″S 73°13′55″W / 38.183°S 73.232°W / -38.183; -73.232
01976-11-29November 29, 1976 21:40 7.3 MS 82 20°31′12″S 68°55′08″W / 20.520°S 68.919°W / -20.520; -68.919
01979-08-03August 3, 1979 14:11 7.0 MS 49 26°31′05″S 70°39′50″W / 26.518°S 70.664°W / -26.518; -70.664
01981-10-16October 16, 1981 0:25 7.5 MS 33 33°08′02″S 73°04′26″W / 33.134°S 73.074°W / -33.134; -73.074
01983-10-04October 4, 1983 14:52 7.3 MS 14 26°32′06″S 70°33′47″W / 26.535°S 70.563°W / -26.535; -70.563
Santiago 01985-03-03March 3, 1985 19:46 8.0/7.8 MW/MS VIII 33 33°14′24″S 71°51′00″W / 33.240°S 71.850°W / -33.240; -71.850 177 Tsunami.
1985 Pichilemu 01985-04-08April 8, 1985 21:56 7.5 MS 37 34°07′52″S 71°37′05″W / 34.131°S 71.618°W / -34.131; -71.618 1
Iquique 01987-03-05March 5, 1987 6:17 7.3 MS 62 24°23′17″S 70°09′40″W / 24.388°S 70.161°W / -24.388; -70.161 Tsunami.
01987-08-08August 8, 1987 11:48 7.1 MS 42 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000
Antofagasta 01995-07-30July 30, 1995 1:11 8.0 MW 47 23°21′36″S 70°18′36″W / 23.360°S 70.310°W / -23.360; -70.310 3 Tsunami.
Punitaqui 01997-10-15October 15, 1997 01:03 7.1 MW VIII 56 30°46′23″S 71°18′54″W / 30.773°S 71.315°W / -30.773; -71.315 8
Near coast of northern Chile 01998-01-30January 30, 1998 12:16 (UTC) 7.1 M? VII 42 23°54′36″S 70°12′00″W / 23.910°S 70.200°W / -23.910; -70.200 1 Minor damage to older buildings.
Chile-Argentina border region 02002-06-18June 18, 2002 6.6 M?
Near coast of central Chile 02003-06-20June 20, 2003 9:30 6.8 M? VI 12.8 30°31′12″S 71°25′12″W / 30.520°S 71.420°W / -30.520; -71.420 Felt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Biobío 02004-05-03May 3, 2004 00:36 6.6 MW VI 21 37°38′56″S 73°26′20″W / 37.649°S 73.439°W / -37.649; -73.439 Minor damage and power outages occurred at Cañete.
Tarapacá 02005-06-13June 13, 2005 18:44 7.8 MW VII 108/117.2 19°53′42″S 69°07′30″W / 19.895°S 69.125°W / -19.895; -69.125/19°56′02″S 69°01′41″W / 19.934°S 69.028°W / -19.934; -69.028 11 Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and Brasília, Brazil.
Antofagasta 02007-11-14November 14, 2007 12:40 7.7 MW VIII 47.7/40 22°18′50″S 70°04′41″W / 22.314°S 70.078°W / -22.314; -70.078/22°12′14″S 69°52′08″W / 22.204°S 69.869°W / -22.204; -69.869 2 Felt at São Paulo, Brazil.
Antofagasta 02007-12-16December 16, 2007 5:09 6.7 MW VI 57.8 22°54′50″S 70°03′36″W / 22.914°S 70.060°W / -22.914; -70.060 0 Disrupted power and telecommunications throughout the epicentral area from Antofagasta to Iquique.
Tarapacá 02008-02-04February 4, 2008 14:01 6.3 MW V 32.3 20°07′23″S 70°00′00″W / 20.123°S 70.000°W / -20.123; -70.000
Papudo 02008-12-18December 18, 2008 18:19 6.3/5.9 MW/ML V 24.8/35 32°24′58″S 71°31′59″W / 32.416°S 71.533°W / -32.416; -71.533/32°28′33″S 71°54′0″W / 32.47583°S 71.9°W / -32.47583; -71.9 0
Offshore Tarapacá 02009-11-13November 13, 2009 00:05 6.5 MW V 28 19°23′06″S 70°15′58″W / 19.385°S 70.266°W / -19.385; -70.266 0 Felt in Peru and Bolivia.
Drake Passage 02010-01-17January 17, 2010 8:00 6.3 MW 10 57°40′17″S 65°54′35″W / 57.6713°S 65.9097°W / -57.6713; -65.9097 0
Offshore Maule/Biobío 02010-02-27February 27, 2010 03:34 8.8 MW IX 30/35 36°17′24″S 73°14′20″W / 36.290°S 73.239°W / -36.290; -73.239/35°54′32″S 72°43′59″W / 35.909°S 72.733°W / -35.909; -72.733 525 Destructive tsunami.
Pichilemu 02010-03-11March 11, 2010 11:39 6.9 MW VII 11/33.1 34°15′32″S 71°55′44″W / 34.259°S 71.929°W / -34.259; -71.929/34°18′3″S 72°7′47″W / 34.30083°S 72.12972°W / -34.30083; -72.12972 1
Araucanía 02011-01-02January 2, 2011 17:20 7.1/6.9 MW/ML VI 25.1/32.1 38°21′14″S 73°16′30″W / 38.354°S 73.275°W / -38.354; -73.275/38°21′43″S 75°1′55″W / 38.36194°S 75.03194°W / -38.36194; -75.03194 0
Talca 02012-03-25March 25, 2012 19:37 7.1/7.0 MW/MW VII/VIII 34.8/40.7 35°10′59″S 71°47′31″W / 35.183°S 71.792°W / -35.183; -71.792/35°12′0″S 72°13′1″W / 35.2°S 72.21694°W / -35.2; -72.21694 1

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