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 [citation needed] 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

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date | Mag. | MMI | Depth
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Caldera | 1420-08-31 | 9.4 MS[1][2] |  |  | 27°00′00″S 71°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -27.000; -71.000 |  | Destructive tsunami in Chile, Hawaii & Japan |
Concepción | 1570-02-08 | 8.3 MS |  |  | 36°48′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿36.800°S 73.000°W﻿ / -36.800; -73.000 |  | Destructive tsunami |
| 1575-03-17 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 33°24′00″S 70°36′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.400°S 70.600°W﻿ / -33.400; -70.600 |  |  |
Valdivia | 1575-12-16 | 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 | 1604-11-24 | 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 | 1615-09-16 | 7.5[3] MS |  |  | 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿18.500°S 70.350°W﻿ / -18.500; -70.350 |  | Moderate tsunami |
Santiago | 1647-05-13 | 8.5 MS |  |  | 35°00′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿35.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -35.000; -72.000 |  |
Concepción | 1657-03-15 | 8.0 MS |  |  | 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W﻿ / ﻿36.830°S 73.030°W﻿ / -36.830; -73.030 | 40 | Destructive tsunami |
| 1681-03-10 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿18.500°S 70.350°W﻿ / -18.500; -70.350 |  |  |
| 1687-07-12 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 32°45′00″S 70°43′48″W﻿ / ﻿32.750°S 70.730°W﻿ / -32.750; -70.730 |  |  |
Valparaíso | 1730-07-08 | 8.7 MS/9.1 MW[4] |  |  | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W﻿ / ﻿33.050°S 71.630°W﻿ / -33.050; -71.630 | 5 | Destructive tsunami |
Valdivia | 1737-12-24 | 7.7 MS |  |  | 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.800°S 73.200°W﻿ / -39.800; -73.200 |  | Tsunami |
Concepción | 1751-05-25 | 8.5 MS |  |  | 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W﻿ / ﻿36.830°S 73.030°W﻿ / -36.830; -73.030 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1796-03-30 | 7.7 MS |  |  | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.350°S 70.350°W﻿ / -27.350; -70.350 |  |  |
Copiapó | 1819-04-11 | 8.2–8.5 Mw |  |  | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.350°S 70.350°W﻿ / -27.350; -70.350 |  | Destructive tsunami |
Valparaíso | 1822-11-19 | 8.5 MS |  |  | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W﻿ / ﻿33.050°S 71.630°W﻿ / -33.050; -71.630 | 200 | Moderate tsunami |
| 1829-09-26 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W﻿ / ﻿33.050°S 71.630°W﻿ / -33.050; -71.630 |  |  |
| 1831-10-08 | 7.8 MS |  |  | 18°30′00″S 71°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿18.500°S 71.000°W﻿ / -18.500; -71.000 |  |  |
| 1833-09-18 | 7.7 MS |  | 60 | 18°30′00″S 70°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿18.500°S 70.400°W﻿ / -18.500; -70.400 |  |  |
Concepción | 1835-02-20 | 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 |
Valdivia | 1837-11-07 | 8.8–9.5 |  |  | 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.800°S 73.200°W﻿ / -39.800; -73.200 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1847-10-08 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 31°36′36″S 71°10′48″W﻿ / ﻿31.610°S 71.180°W﻿ / -31.610; -71.180 |  |  |
| 1849-12-17 | 7.5 MS |  |  | 29°57′00″S 71°22′12″W﻿ / ﻿29.950°S 71.370°W﻿ / -29.950; -71.370 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1850-12-06 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 33°48′36″S 70°13′12″W﻿ / ﻿33.810°S 70.220°W﻿ / -33.810; -70.220 |  |  |
| 1851-04-02 | 7.1 MS |  |  | 33°19′12″S 71°25′12″W﻿ / ﻿33.320°S 71.420°W﻿ / -33.320; -71.420 |  |  |
| 1859-10-05 | 7.6 MS |  |  | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.350°S 70.350°W﻿ / -27.350; -70.350 |  | Moderate tsunami |
Arica | 1868-08-13 | 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. |
| 1869-08-24 | 7.5 MS |  |  | 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W﻿ / ﻿19.600°S 70.230°W﻿ / -19.600; -70.230 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1871-10-05 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 20°12′00″S 70°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿20.200°S 70.170°W﻿ / -20.200; -70.170 |  | Tsunami |
Iquique | 1877-05-09 | 8.8 MS/M? |  |  | 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W﻿ / ﻿19.600°S 70.230°W﻿ / -19.600; -70.230 | 2,385 | Destructive tsunami |
| 1878-01-23 | 7.9 MS |  | 40 | 20°00′00″S 70°18′00″W﻿ / ﻿20.000°S 70.300°W﻿ / -20.000; -70.300 |  |  |
| 1879-02-02 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 53°00′00″S 70°40′12″W﻿ / ﻿53.000°S 70.670°W﻿ / -53.000; -70.670 |  |  |
| 1880-08-15 | 7.7 MS |  |  | 31°37′12″S 71°10′48″W﻿ / ﻿31.620°S 71.180°W﻿ / -31.620; -71.180 |  |  |
Valparaíso | 1906-08-16 | 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 |
| 1909-06-08 | 7.6 MS |  |  | 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.500°S 70.500°W﻿ / -26.500; -70.500 |  |  |
| 1910-10-04 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 22°00′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿22.000°S 69.000°W﻿ / -22.000; -69.000 |  |  |
| 1911-09-15 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 20°00′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿20.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -20.000; -72.000 |  |  |
| 1914-01-29 | 8.2 MS |  |  | 35°00′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿35.000°S 73.000°W﻿ / -35.000; -73.000 |  |  |
| 1917-02-14 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 30°00′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿30.000°S 73.000°W﻿ / -30.000; -73.000 |  |  |
| 1918-05-20 | 7.9 MS |  |  | 28°30′00″S 71°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.500°S 71.500°W﻿ / -28.500; -71.500 |  |  |
| 1918-12-04 | 8.2 MS |  | 60 | 26°00′00″S 71°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -26.000; -71.000 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1919-03-01 | 7.2 MS |  | 40 | 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.000°S 73.500°W﻿ / -41.000; -73.500 |  |  |
| 1919-03-02 | 7.3 MS |  | 40 | 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.000°S 73.500°W﻿ / -41.000; -73.500 |  |  |
| 1920-12-10 | 7.4 MS |  |  | 39°00′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.000°S 73.000°W﻿ / -39.000; -73.000 |  |  |
| 1922-11-07 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 28°00′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -28.000; -72.000 |  |  |
Vallenar | 1922-11-10 | 8.5 MW |  | 25 | 28°30′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.500°S 70.000°W﻿ / -28.500; -70.000 | 1,000 | Moderate tsunami |
| 1923-05-04 | 7.0 MS |  | 60 | 28°45′00″S 71°45′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.750°S 71.750°W﻿ / -28.750; -71.750 |  |  |
| 1925-05-15 | 7.1 MS |  | 50 | 26°00′00″S 71°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 71.500°W﻿ / -26.000; -71.500 |  |  |
| 1926-04-28 | 7.0 MS |  | 180 | 24°00′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 69.000°W﻿ / -24.000; -69.000 |  |  |
| 1927-11-21 | 7.1 MS |  |  | 44°30′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿44.500°S 73.000°W﻿ / -44.500; -73.000 |  | Moderate tsunami |
| 1928-11-20 | 7.1 MS |  | 25 | 22°30′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿22.500°S 70.500°W﻿ / -22.500; -70.500 |  |  |
Talca | 1928-12-01 | 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 |
| 1929-10-19 | 7.5 MS |  | 100 | 23°00′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 69.000°W﻿ / -23.000; -69.000 |  |  |
| 1931-03-18 | 7.1 MS |  |  | 32°30′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.500°S 72.000°W﻿ / -32.500; -72.000 |  |  |
| 1933-02-23 | 7.6 MS |  | 40 | 20°00′00″S 71°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿20.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -20.000; -71.000 |  |  |
| 1936-03-01 | 7.1 MS |  | 120 | 40°00′00″S 72°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.000°S 72.500°W﻿ / -40.000; -72.500 |  |  |
| 1936-07-13 | 7.3 MS |  | 60 | 24°30′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿24.500°S 70.000°W﻿ / -24.500; -70.000 |  |  |
Chillán | 1939-01-24 | 8.3 Mw |  | 60 | 36°12′00″S 72°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿36.200°S 72.200°W﻿ / -36.200; -72.200 | 28,000 |  |
| 1939-04-18 | 7.4 MS |  | 100 | 27°00′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.000°S 70.500°W﻿ / -27.000; -70.500 |  |  |
| 1940-10-11 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 41°30′00″S 74°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.500°S 74.500°W﻿ / -41.500; -74.500 |  |  |
| 1942-07-08 | 7.0 MS |  | 140 | 24°00′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 70.000°W﻿ / -24.000; -70.000 |  |  |
| 1943-03-14 | 7.2 MS |  | 150 | 20°00′00″S 69°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿20.000°S 69.500°W﻿ / -20.000; -69.500 |  |  |
Ovalle | 1943-04-06 | 8.2 MW |  | 55 | 30°45′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿30.750°S 72.000°W﻿ / -30.750; -72.000 | 25 | Tsunami |
| 1943-12-01 | 7.0 MS |  | 100 | 21°00′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿21.000°S 69.000°W﻿ / -21.000; -69.000 |  |  |
| 1945-07-13 | 7.1 MS |  | 100 | 33°15′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.250°S 70.500°W﻿ / -33.250; -70.500 |  |  |
| 1946-08-02 | 7.9 MS |  | 50 | 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.500°S 70.500°W﻿ / -26.500; -70.500 |  |  |
| 1949-04-19 | 7.3 MS |  | 70 | 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.000°S 73.500°W﻿ / -38.000; -73.500 |  |  |
| 1949-04-25 | 7.3 MS |  | 110 | 19°45′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿19.750°S 69.000°W﻿ / -19.750; -69.000 |  |  |
| 1949-05-29 | 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 | 1949-12-17 | 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 / ﻿54.00000°S 68.76972°W﻿ / -54.00000; -68.76972[5] |  |  | [5]
| 1949-12-17 | 7.8 MS |  |  | 54°00′00″S 71°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿54.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -54.000; -71.000 |  |  |
| 1950-01-29 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 53°30′00″S 71°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿53.500°S 71.500°W﻿ / -53.500; -71.500 |  |  |
Calama | 1950-12-09 | 8.3 MS |  | 100 | 23°30′00″S 67°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.500°S 67.500°W﻿ / -23.500; -67.500 |  |
| 1953-05-06 | 7.6 MS |  | 60 | 36°30′00″S 72°36′00″W﻿ / ﻿36.500°S 72.600°W﻿ / -36.500; -72.600 |  |  |
| 1953-12-06 | 7.4 MS |  | 128 | 22°06′00″S 68°42′00″W﻿ / ﻿22.100°S 68.700°W﻿ / -22.100; -68.700 |  |  |
| 1954-02-08 | 7.7 MS |  |  | 29°00′00″S 70°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿29.000°S 70.500°W﻿ / -29.000; -70.500 |  |  |
| 1955-04-19 | 7.1 MS |  |  | 30°00′00″S 72°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿30.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -30.000; -72.000 |  | Tsunami |
| 1956-01-08 | 7.1 MS |  | 11 | 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿19.000°S 70.000°W﻿ / -19.000; -70.000 |  |  |
| 1956-12-17 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 25°30′00″S 68°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿25.500°S 68.500°W﻿ / -25.500; -68.500 |  |  |
| 1957-07-29 | 7.0 MS |  |  | 23°30′00″S 71°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.500°S 71.500°W﻿ / -23.500; -71.500 |  |  |
| 1959-06-13 | 7.5 MS |  | 83 | 20°25′12″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿20.420°S 69.000°W﻿ / -20.420; -69.000 |  |  |
Concepción | 1960-05-21 | 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 |  |
| 1960-05-22 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 37°30′00″S 73°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.500°S 73.000°W﻿ / -37.500; -73.000 |  |  |
Valdivia | 1960-05-22 | 9.5 Mw | XII | 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 recorded history. |
| 1960-06-19 | 7.3 MS |  |  | 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.000°S 73.500°W﻿ / -38.000; -73.500 |  |  |
| 1960-11-01 | 7.4 MS |  | 55 | 38°30′00″S 75°06′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.500°S 75.100°W﻿ / -38.500; -75.100 |  |  |
| 1961-07-13 | 7.0 MS |  | 40 | 41°42′00″S 75°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.700°S 75.200°W﻿ / -41.700; -75.200 |  |  |
| 1962-02-14 | 7.3 MS |  | 45 | 37°48′00″S 72°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.800°S 72.500°W﻿ / -37.800; -72.500 |  |  |
| 1962-08-03 | 7.1 MS |  | 107 | 23°18′00″S 68°06′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.300°S 68.100°W﻿ / -23.300; -68.100 |  |  |
Taltal | 1965-02-23 | 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 | 1965-03-28 | 7.4 MS |  | 68 | 32°25′05″S 71°06′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.418°S 71.100°W﻿ / -32.418; -71.100 | 400 |  |
| 1966-12-28 | 7.8 MS |  | 23 | 25°30′36″S 70°44′24″W﻿ / ﻿25.510°S 70.740°W﻿ / -25.510; -70.740 |  |  |
| 1967-03-13 | 7.3 MS |  | 33 | 40°07′12″S 74°40′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.120°S 74.680°W﻿ / -40.120; -74.680 |  |  |
| 1967-12-21 | 7.5 MS |  | 33 | 21°48′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿21.800°S 70.000°W﻿ / -21.800; -70.000 |  |  |
| 1971-06-17 | 7.0 MS |  | 76 | 25°24′07″S 69°03′29″W﻿ / ﻿25.402°S 69.058°W﻿ / -25.402; -69.058 |  |  |
Illapel | 1971-07-08 | 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 |
| 1974-08-18 | 7.1 MS |  | 36 | 38°27′11″S 73°25′52″W﻿ / ﻿38.453°S 73.431°W﻿ / -38.453; -73.431 |  |  |
| 1975-05-10 | 7.7 MS |  | 6 | 38°10′59″S 73°13′55″W﻿ / ﻿38.183°S 73.232°W﻿ / -38.183; -73.232 |  |  |
| 1976-11-29 | 7.3 MS |  | 82 | 20°31′12″S 68°55′08″W﻿ / ﻿20.520°S 68.919°W﻿ / -20.520; -68.919 |  |  |
| 1979-08-03 | 7.0 MS |  | 49 | 26°31′05″S 70°39′50″W﻿ / ﻿26.518°S 70.664°W﻿ / -26.518; -70.664 |  |  |
| 1981-10-16 | 7.5 MS |  | 33 | 33°08′02″S 73°04′26″W﻿ / ﻿33.134°S 73.074°W﻿ / -33.134; -73.074 |  |  |
| 1983-10-04 | 7.3 MS |  | 14 | 26°32′06″S 70°33′47″W﻿ / ﻿26.535°S 70.563°W﻿ / -26.535; -70.563 |  |  |
Algarrobo | 1985-03-03 | 8.0 Mw | VIII | 33 | 33°14′24″S 71°51′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.240°S 71.850°W﻿ / -33.240; -71.850 | 177 | Tsunami |
Rapel Lake | 1985-04-08 | 7.5 MS |  | 37 | 34°07′52″S 71°37′05″W﻿ / ﻿34.131°S 71.618°W﻿ / -34.131; -71.618 | 1 |  |
Iquique | 1987-03-05 | 7.3 MS |  | 62 | 24°23′17″S 70°09′40″W﻿ / ﻿24.388°S 70.161°W﻿ / -24.388; -70.161 |  | Tsunami |
| 1987-08-08 | 7.1 MS |  | 42 | 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿19.000°S 70.000°W﻿ / -19.000; -70.000 |  |  |
Antofagasta | 1995-07-30 | 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 | 1997-10-15 | 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 | 1998-01-30 | 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 |
Tarapacá | 2005-06-13 | 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 |
Aisén Fjord | 2007-04-21 | 6.2 Mw | VII | 25 | 45°16′S 72°40′W﻿ / ﻿45.27°S 72.66°W﻿ / -45.27; -72.66 | 10 |  |
Tocopilla | 2007-11-14 | 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 | 2 | Felt at São Paulo, Brazil |
Maule, Biobío | 2010-02-27 | 8.8 MW | IX | 30/35 | 36°17′24″S 73°14′20″W﻿ / ﻿36.290°S 73.239°W﻿ / -36.290; -73.239 | 525 | Destructive tsunami |
Pichilemu | 2010-03-11 | 6.9 Mw | VII | 33.1 | 34°15′32″S 71°55′44″W﻿ / ﻿34.259°S 71.929°W﻿ / -34.259; -71.929 | 1 |  | [6][7]
Araucanía | 2011-01-02 | 7.1 Mw | VI | 25.1 | 38°21′14″S 73°16′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.354°S 73.275°W﻿ / -38.354; -73.275 |  |  | [8]
Talca | 2012-03-25 | 7.1 Mw | VIII | 40.7 | 35°10′59″S 71°47′31″W﻿ / ﻿35.183°S 71.792°W﻿ / -35.183; -71.792 | 1 |  | [9]
Vallenar | 2013-01-30 | 6.8 Mw | VI | 45.0 | 28°05′38″S 70°39′11″W﻿ / ﻿28.094°S 70.653°W﻿ / -28.094; -70.653 | 1 |  | [10]
Iquique | 2014-03-16 | 7.0 Mw | VI | 20.6 | 19°58′52″S 70°42′07″W﻿ / ﻿19.981°S 70.702°W﻿ / -19.981; -70.702 |  | Tsunami |
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 8.2 Mw | VIII | 25 | 19°36′36″S 70°46′08″W﻿ / ﻿19.610°S 70.769°W﻿ / -19.610; -70.769 | 7 | Tsunami | [11]
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 7.5 Mw | VIII | 26.8 | 20°05′06″S 70°23′20″W﻿ / ﻿20.085°S 70.389°W﻿ / -20.085; -70.389 |  |  |
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 7.0 Mw | VI | 29.7 | 19°53′35″S 70°56′42″W﻿ / ﻿19.893°S 70.945°W﻿ / -19.893; -70.945 |  |  |
Iquique | 2014-04-02 | 7.7 Mw | IX | 22.4 | 20°34′16″S 70°29′35″W﻿ / ﻿20.571°S 70.493°W﻿ / -20.571; -70.493 |  | Tsunami |
Illapel, Coquimbo | 2015-09-16 | 8.3 Mw | IX | 20 | 31°34′S 71°39′W﻿ / ﻿31.57°S 71.65°W﻿ / -31.57; -71.65 | 15 | Tsunami |
Quellón | 2016-12-25 | 7.6 Mw | VIII | 39 | 43°24′58″S 73°52′48″W﻿ / ﻿43.416°S 73.880°W﻿ / -43.416; -73.880 |  | Tsunami  | [12]
Coquimbo | 2019-01-20  | 6.7 Mw | VIII  | 63  | 30°04′26″S 71°25′23″W﻿ / ﻿30.074°S 71.423°W﻿ / -30.074; -71.423 | 2  |  |
Maule | 2019-09-29  | 6.8 Mw | VI  | 11  | 35°28′23″S 73°09′43″W﻿ / ﻿35.473°S 73.162°W﻿ / -35.473; -73.162 | 1  |  |
Drake Passage  | 2025-05-02  | 7.4 Mww | V  | 10  | 56°46′55″S 68°12′32″W﻿ / ﻿56.782°S 68.209°W﻿ / -56.782; -68.209 |  | 7.4 magnitude earthquake  |
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## See also

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* Geology of Chile

## References

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1. ^ L. Guzmán: Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile, El Mercurio, 2019-02-14.
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
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.
4. ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
5. ^ a b Argentina's seismic prevention institute. Listado de Terremotos Históricos Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Informe de Sismo". Sismologia.cl. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2012-04-12.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Hombre fallece en Talca de un paro cardíaco en medio de fuertes réplicas | NACIONAL". latercera.com. 2010-07-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
8. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 – ARAUCANIA, CHILE". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
9. ^ "Magnitud 7.1 MAULE, CHILE". United States Geological Survey. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
10. ^ "M 6.8 – 54 km N of Vallenar, Chile". United States Geological Survey. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
11. ^ "Chile earthquake: 2 dead, 3 seriously injured". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 April 2014.
12. ^ "M7.6 – 39 km SSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile". United States Geological Survey. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

* (in Spanish) Servicio sismológico Universidad de Chile, Sismos importantes o destructivos desde 1570
* Historic World Earthquakes: Chile, United States Geological Survey

## Further reading

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* Gil, Magdalena (2024), "Forjadores de la nación: rethinking the role of earthquakes in Chilean history", in de Carvalho Cabral, D.; Vital, A. V.; Gascón, M. (eds.), More-Than-Human Histories of Latin America and the Caribbean: Decentring the Human in Environmental History, University of London Press, JSTOR jj.17681896.10
* Ruiz, S.; Madariaga, R. (2018), "Historical and recent large megathrust earthquakes in Chile", Tectonophysics, 733: 37–56, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2018.01.015

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Sedimentary
basins|

* Altiplano
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* Aysén
* Caldera
* Neuquén
* Magallanes
* Osorno–Llanquihue
* Pucatrihue
* Salar de Atacama
* Salta
* Santiago
* Temuco
* Valdivia

Faults|

* Atacama Fault
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* Cachet Fault
* Domeyko Fault
* El Arrayán Fault
* Futrono Fault
* Gastre Fault
* Lanalhue Fault
* Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
* Magallanes-Fagnano Fault
* Mocha-Villarrica Fault
* Pichilemu Fault
* Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault
* San Ramón Fault
* Valeriano Fault

Batholiths|

* Coastal central Chile
* Elqui-Limarí
* Futrono-Riñihue
* North Patagonian
* Panguipulli
* South Patagonian
* Vicuña Mackenna

Metamorphic
complexes|

* Bahía Mansa
* Belén
* Chañaral
* Choapa
* Chonos
* Cordillera Darwin
* Eastern Andes
* Mejillones
* Puerto Edén
* Punta de Choros
* Quebrada del Carrizo
* Trafún
* Tierra del Fuego

Terranes|

* Arequipa-Antofalla
* Chaitenia
* Chilenia
* Chiloé
* Cuyania
* Fitz Roy
* Madre de Dios
* Mejillonia
* Patagonia

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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
* 2017 Valparaíso
* 2019 Coquimbo

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