List of earthquakes in Chile

Chile lies in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca Plate, and has high tectonic activity. The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete.

Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile and are shown in the map to the side. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).

The strongest known recorded in modern times was also in Chile, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake.

Earthquakes

Region	Local date	Mag.	MMI	Depth (km)	Epicenter	Deaths	Notes	Sources
Caldera	1420-08-30	9.4 M_S[1][2]			27.000°S 71.000°W / -27.000; -71.000		Destructive tsunami in Chile, Hawaii & Japan
Concepción	1570-02-08	8.3 M_S			36.800°S 73.000°W / -36.800; -73.000		Destructive tsunami
	1575-03-17	7.3 M_S			33.400°S 70.600°W / -33.400; -70.600
Valdivia	1575-12-16	8.5 M_S			39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200		Destructive tsunami
Offshore Arica	1604-11-24	8.5 M_S		30	18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400		Destructive tsunami
Offshore Arica	1615-09-16	7.5[3] M_S			18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350		Moderate tsunami
Santiago	1647-05-13	8.5 M_S			35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000
Concepción	1657-03-15	8.0 M_S			36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030	40	Destructive tsunami
	1681-03-10	7.3 M_S			18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350
	1687-07-12	7.3 M_S			32.750°S 70.730°W / -32.750; -70.730
Valparaíso	1730-07-08	8.7 M_S/9.1 M_W[4]			33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630	5	Destructive tsunami
Valdivia	1737-12-24	7.7 M_S			39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200		Tsunami
Concepción	1751-05-25	8.5 M_S			36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030		Moderate tsunami
	1796-03-30	7.7 M_S			27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350
Copiapó	1819-04-11	8.2–8.5 M_w			27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350		Destructive tsunami
Valparaíso	1822-11-19	8.5 M_S			33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630	200	Moderate tsunami
	1829-09-26	7.0 M_S			33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630
	1831-10-08	7.8 M_S			18.500°S 71.000°W / -18.500; -71.000
	1833-09-18	7.7 M_S		60	18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400
Concepción	1835-02-20	8.5/8.2 M_S/M_?			36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030	500	Destructive tsunami
Valdivia	1837-11-07	8.0 M_S			39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200		Moderate tsunami
	1847-10-08	7.3 M_S			31.610°S 71.180°W / -31.610; -71.180
	1849-12-17	7.5 M_S			29.950°S 71.370°W / -29.950; -71.370		Moderate tsunami
	1850-12-06	7.3 M_S			33.810°S 70.220°W / -33.810; -70.220
	1851-04-02	7.1 M_S			33.320°S 71.420°W / -33.320; -71.420
	1859-10-05	7.6 M_S			27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350		Moderate tsunami
Arica	1868-08-13	9.0/8.5 M_?/M_S			18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350	25,000	Destructive tsunami, at the time the area was part of Peru.
	1869-08-24	7.5 M_S			19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230		Moderate tsunami
	1871-10-05	7.3 M_S			20.200°S 70.170°W / -20.200; -70.170		Tsunami
Iquique	1877-05-09	8.8 M_S/M_?			19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230	2,385	Destructive tsunami
	1878-01-23	7.9 M_S		40	20.000°S 70.300°W / -20.000; -70.300
	1879-02-02	7.3 M_S			53.000°S 70.670°W / -53.000; -70.670
	1880-08-15	7.7 M_S			31.620°S 71.180°W / -31.620; -71.180
Valparaíso	1906-08-16	8.2 M_W		25	33.000°S 72.000°W / -33.000; -72.000	3,882	Moderate tsunami
	1909-06-08	7.6 M_S			26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500
	1910-10-04	7.3 M_S			22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000
	1911-09-15	7.3 M_S			20.000°S 72.000°W / -20.000; -72.000
	1914-01-29	8.2 M_S			35.000°S 73.000°W / -35.000; -73.000
	1917-02-14	7.0 M_S			30.000°S 73.000°W / -30.000; -73.000
	1918-05-20	7.9 M_S			28.500°S 71.500°W / -28.500; -71.500
	1918-12-04	8.2 M_S		60	26.000°S 71.000°W / -26.000; -71.000		Moderate tsunami
	1919-03-01	7.2 M_S		40	41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500
	1919-03-02	7.3 M_S		40	41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500
	1920-12-10	7.4 M_S			39.000°S 73.000°W / -39.000; -73.000
	1922-11-07	7.0 M_S			28.000°S 72.000°W / -28.000; -72.000
Vallenar	1922-11-10	8.5 M_W		25	28.500°S 70.000°W / -28.500; -70.000	1,000	Moderate tsunami
	1923-05-04	7.0 M_S		60	28.750°S 71.750°W / -28.750; -71.750
	1925-05-15	7.1 M_S		50	26.000°S 71.500°W / -26.000; -71.500
	1926-04-28	7.0 M_S		180	24.000°S 69.000°W / -24.000; -69.000
	1927-11-21	7.1 M_S			44.500°S 73.000°W / -44.500; -73.000		Moderate tsunami
	1928-11-20	7.1 M_S		25	22.500°S 70.500°W / -22.500; -70.500
Talca	1928-12-01	8.3/7.6 M_S/M_?			35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000	225	Tsunami
	1929-10-19	7.5 M_S		100	23.000°S 69.000°W / -23.000; -69.000
	1931-03-18	7.1 M_S			32.500°S 72.000°W / -32.500; -72.000
	1933-02-23	7.6 M_S		40	20.000°S 71.000°W / -20.000; -71.000
	1936-03-01	7.1 M_S		120	40.000°S 72.500°W / -40.000; -72.500
	1936-07-13	7.3 M_S		60	24.500°S 70.000°W / -24.500; -70.000
Chillán	1939-01-24	8.3 M_w		60	36.200°S 72.200°W / -36.200; -72.200	28,000
	1939-04-18	7.4 M_S		100	27.000°S 70.500°W / -27.000; -70.500
	1940-10-11	7.0 M_S			41.500°S 74.500°W / -41.500; -74.500
	1942-07-08	7.0 M_S		140	24.000°S 70.000°W / -24.000; -70.000
	1943-03-14	7.2 M_S		150	20.000°S 69.500°W / -20.000; -69.500
Ovalle	1943-04-06	8.2 M_W		55	30.750°S 72.000°W / -30.750; -72.000	25	Tsunami
	1943-12-01	7.0 M_S		100	21.000°S 69.000°W / -21.000; -69.000
	1945-07-13	7.1 M_S		100	33.250°S 70.500°W / -33.250; -70.500
	1946-08-02	7.9 M_S		50	26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500
	1949-04-19	7.3 M_S		70	38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500
	1949-04-25	7.3 M_S		110	19.750°S 69.000°W / -19.750; -69.000
	1949-05-29	7.0 M_S		100	22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000
Tierra del Fuego	1949-12-17	7.8 M_S	VIII	30	54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000/54°0′0″S 68°46′11″W[5]			[5]
	1949-12-17	7.8 M_S			54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000
	1950-01-29	7.0 M_S			53.500°S 71.500°W / -53.500; -71.500
Calama	1950-12-09	8.3 M_S		100	23.500°S 67.500°W / -23.500; -67.500
	1953-05-06	7.6 M_S		60	36.500°S 72.600°W / -36.500; -72.600
	1953-12-06	7.4 M_S		128	22.100°S 68.700°W / -22.100; -68.700
	1954-02-08	7.7 M_S			29.000°S 70.500°W / -29.000; -70.500
	1955-04-19	7.1 M_S			30.000°S 72.000°W / -30.000; -72.000		Tsunami
	1956-01-08	7.1 M_S		11	19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000
	1956-12-17	7.0 M_S			25.500°S 68.500°W / -25.500; -68.500
	1957-07-29	7.0 M_S			23.500°S 71.500°W / -23.500; -71.500
	1959-06-13	7.5 M_S		83	20.420°S 69.000°W / -20.420; -69.000
Concepción	1960-05-21	7.9/7.3 M_?/M_S	X		37.500°S 73.500°W / -37.500; -73.500	125
	1960-05-22	7.3 M_S			37.500°S 73.000°W / -37.500; -73.000
Valdivia	1960-05-22	9.5 M_w	XII	33	39.500°S 74.500°W / -39.500; -74.500	1,655	Destructive tsunami, strongest earthquake in recorded history.
	1960-06-19	7.3 M_S			38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500
	1960-11-01	7.4 M_S		55	38.500°S 75.100°W / -38.500; -75.100
	1961-07-13	7.0 M_S		40	41.700°S 75.200°W / -41.700; -75.200
	1962-02-14	7.3 M_S		45	37.800°S 72.500°W / -37.800; -72.500
	1962-08-03	7.1 M_S		107	23.300°S 68.100°W / -23.300; -68.100
Taltal	1965-02-23	7.0 M_S		36	25.670°S 70.630°W / -25.670; -70.630	1
La Ligua	1965-03-28	7.4 M_S		68	32.418°S 71.100°W / -32.418; -71.100	400
	1966-12-28	7.8 M_S		23	25.510°S 70.740°W / -25.510; -70.740
	1967-03-13	7.3 M_S		33	40.120°S 74.680°W / -40.120; -74.680
	1967-12-21	7.5 M_S		33	21.800°S 70.000°W / -21.800; -70.000
	1971-06-17	7.0 M_S		76	25.402°S 69.058°W / -25.402; -69.058
Illapel	1971-07-08	7.5 M_S		40	32.511°S 71.207°W / -32.511; -71.207	90	Moderate tsunami
	1974-08-18	7.1 M_S		36	38.453°S 73.431°W / -38.453; -73.431
	1975-05-10	7.7 M_S		6	38.183°S 73.232°W / -38.183; -73.232
	1976-11-29	7.3 M_S		82	20.520°S 68.919°W / -20.520; -68.919
	1979-08-03	7.0 M_S		49	26.518°S 70.664°W / -26.518; -70.664
	1981-10-16	7.5 M_S		33	33.134°S 73.074°W / -33.134; -73.074
	1983-10-04	7.3 M_S		14	26.535°S 70.563°W / -26.535; -70.563
Algarrobo	1985-03-03	8.0 M_w	VIII	33	33.240°S 71.850°W / -33.240; -71.850	177	Tsunami
Rapel Lake	1985-04-08	7.5 M_S		37	34.131°S 71.618°W / -34.131; -71.618	1
Iquique	1987-03-05	7.3 M_S		62	24.388°S 70.161°W / -24.388; -70.161		Tsunami
	1987-08-08	7.1 M_S		42	19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000
Antofagasta	1995-07-30	8.0 M_W		47	23.360°S 70.310°W / -23.360; -70.310	3	Tsunami
Punitaqui	1997-10-15	7.1 M_W	VIII	56	30.773°S 71.315°W / -30.773; -71.315	8
Near coast of northern Chile	1998-01-30	7.1 M_?	VII	42	23.910°S 70.200°W / -23.910; -70.200	1	Minor damage to older buildings
Tarapacá	2005-06-13	7.8 M_W	VII	108/117.2	19.895°S 69.125°W / -19.895; -69.125/19.934°S 69.028°W / -19.934; -69.028	11	Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and Brasília, Brazil
Aisén Fjord	2007-04-21	6.2 M_w	VII	25	45.27°S 72.66°W / -45.27; -72.66	10
Tocopilla	2007-11-14	7.7 M_W	VIII	47.7/40	22.314°S 70.078°W / -22.314; -70.078	2	Felt at São Paulo, Brazil
Maule, Biobío	2010-02-27	8.8 M_W	IX	30/35	36.290°S 73.239°W / -36.290; -73.239	525	Destructive tsunami
Pichilemu	2010-03-11	6.9 M_w	VII	33.1	34.259°S 71.929°W / -34.259; -71.929	1		[6][7]
Araucanía	2011-01-02	7.1 M_w	VI	25.1	38.354°S 73.275°W / -38.354; -73.275			[8]
Talca	2012-03-25	7.1 M_w	VIII	40.7	35.183°S 71.792°W / -35.183; -71.792	1		[9]
Vallenar	2013-01-30	6.8 M_w	VI	45.0	28.094°S 70.653°W / -28.094; -70.653	1		[10]
Iquique	2014-03-16	7.0 M_w	VI	20.6	19.981°S 70.702°W / -19.981; -70.702		Tsunami
Iquique	2014-04-01	8.2 M_w	VIII	25	19.610°S 70.769°W / -19.610; -70.769	7	Tsunami	[11]
Iquique	2014-04-01	7.5 M_w	VIII	26.8	20.085°S 70.389°W / -20.085; -70.389
Iquique	2014-04-01	7.0 M_w	VI	29.7	19.893°S 70.945°W / -19.893; -70.945
Iquique	2014-04-02	7.7 M_w	IX	22.4	20.571°S 70.493°W / -20.571; -70.493		Tsunami
Easter Island	2014-10-08	7.0 M_w	I	16.5	32.108°S 110.811°W / -32.108; -110.811		Tsunami
Illapel, Coquimbo	2015-09-16	8.3 M_w	IX	20	31.57°S 71.65°W / -31.57; -71.65	15	Tsunami
Quellón	2016-12-25	7.6 M_w	VIII	39	43.416°S 73.880°W / -43.416; -73.880		Tsunami	[12]
Coquimbo	2019-01-20	6.7 M_w	VIII	63	30.074°S 71.423°W / -30.074; -71.423	2
Los Lagos	2019-09-26	6.1 M_w	IV	129	40.816°S 72.003°W / -40.816; -72.003	1
Maule	2019-09-29	6.8 M_w	VI	11	35.473°S 73.162°W / -35.473; -73.162	1
The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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L. Guzmán: Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile, El Mercurio, 2019-02-14.
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(in Spanish) Servicio sismológico Universidad de Chile, Sismos importantes o destructivos desde 1570
Historic World Earthquakes: Chile, United States Geological Survey

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[El_Mercurio,_2019-1] L. Guzmán: Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile, El Mercurio, 2019-02-14.

[Abad,_2018-2] Manuel Abad, Tatiana Izquierdo, Miguel Cáceres, Enrique Bernárdez and Joaquín Rodríguez‐Vidal (2018). Coastal boulder deposit as evidence of an ocean‐wide prehistoric tsunami originated on the Atacama Desert coast (northern Chile). Sedimentology. Publication: december, 13th, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12570

[Kovach-3] Kovach, Robert L. (2004). Early earthquakes of the Americas (1. publ., repr. ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge Univ. Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-521-82489-7. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[NOAA-4] Significant Earthquake, NOAA, 2019-10-03.

[Arg-5] Argentina's seismic prevention institute. Listado de Terremotos Históricos Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine

[Pichilemu2010SSN-6] "Informe de Sismo". Sismologia.cl. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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[Araucania2011USGS-8] "Magnitude 7.1 – ARAUCANIA, CHILE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[Talca2012USGS-9] USGS, United States Geological Survey (25 March 2012). "Magnitud 7.1 MAULE, CHILE". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

[Vallenar2013USGS-10] USGS, United States Geological Survey (30 January 2013). "M 6.8 – 54 km N of Vallenar, Chile". Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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[USGS25Dec16-12] "M7.6 – 39km SSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile". USGS. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

Earthquakes in Chile
Historical	1420 Caldera 1570 Concepción 1575 Valdivia 1604 Arica 1615 Arica 1647 Santiago 1657 Concepción 1730 Valparaíso 1737 Valdivia 1751 Concepción 1819 Copiapó 1822 Valparaíso 1835 Concepción 1837 Valdivia 1868 Arica 1877 Iquique
20th century	1906 Valparaíso 1922 Vallenar 1928 Talca 1939 Chillán 1943 Ovalle 1949 Tierra del Fuego 1950 Calama 1953 Concepción 1960 Concepción 1960 Valdivia 1965 Valparaíso 1971 Aconcagua 1985 Algarrobo 1985 Rapel Lake 1995 Antofagasta 1997 Punitaqui
21st century	2005 Tarapacá 2007 Aysén Fjord 2007 Tocopilla 2010 Chile 2010 Pichilemu 2012 Constitución 2013 Vallenar 2014 Iquique 2015 Illapel 2016 Chiloé 2019 Coquimbo

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