Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Chile, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
240
M5+
Strongest
M9.5
M7+ events
66
Tsunami events
15
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-05-22 | 9.5 | Valdivia, Chile🌊 | 25 km | USGS |
| 2010-02-27 | 8.8 | Maule, Chile🌊 | 35 km | USGS |
| 1922-11-11 | 8.5 | 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-09-16 | 8.3 | 48 km W of Illapel, Chile🌊 | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-08-17 | 8.2 | The 1906 Valparaiso, Chile Earthquake | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-12-09 | 8.2 | 121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-01 | 8.2 | 93 km NW of Iquique, Chile🌊 | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-04-06 | 8.1 | 45 km NNW of Illapel, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-05-21 | 8.1 | 4 km ESE of Cañete, Chile | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-12-04 | 8.0 | 60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-03-03 | 8.0 | 25 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-07-30 | 8.0 | 36 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile | 46 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-01-25 | 7.8 | 26 km WNW of San Carlos, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-06-13 | 7.8 | 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile | 116 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-07-09 | 7.8 | 19 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-11-29 | 7.7 | 51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia | 233 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-12-01 | 7.7 | 30 km NNE of Constitución, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-06-06 | 7.7 | 35 km S of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-11-14 | 7.7 | 36 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-05-10 | 7.7 | 44 km SSE of Cañete, Chile | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-03 | 7.7 | 53 km SW of Iquique, Chile🌊 | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-01-30 | 7.7 | 103 km NW of Constitución, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-12-17 | 7.7 | 123 km W of Río Grande, Argentina | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-12-28 | 7.7 | 9 km SSW of Taltal, Chile | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-12-25 | 7.6 | 41 km SW of Quellón, Chile🌊 | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-07-07 | 7.6 | 51 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-03-05 | 7.6 | 84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile | 62 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-05-06 | 7.5 | 23 km SE of Chiguayante, Chile | 66 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-07-13 | 7.5 | 83 km NNE of Taltal, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-06-08 | 7.5 | 50 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-04-18 | 7.4 | Atacama, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-07-19 | 7.4 | 41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile🌊 | 127 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-03-28 | 7.4 | 7 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile | 68 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-11-23 | 7.4 | San Juan, Argentina | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-02-27 | 7.4 | 124 km W of Lebu, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-03-04 | 7.4 | 19 km S of Valparaíso, Chile | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-10-04 | 7.4 | 54 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-06-06 | 7.3 | 136 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia | 160 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-12-21 | 7.3 | 34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-12-02 | 7.3 | 77 km NNE of Taltal, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-12-10 | 7.3 | 50 km SSW of Carahue, Chile | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-03-02 | 7.3 | Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-02-23 | 7.3 | 34 km S of Iquique, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-12-02 | 7.2 | 47 km NW of Cauquenes, Chile | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-10-04 | 7.2 | Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-10-04 | 7.2 | 78 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia | 120 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-03-18 | 7.2 | 37 km S of San Antonio, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-01-02 | 7.2 | 42 km NNW of Carahue, Chile | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-05-12 | 7.2 | 75 km N of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | 225 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-02-05 | 7.2 | 72 km N of Taltal, Chile | 37 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-08-08 | 7.2 | 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-10-16 | 7.2 | 135 km W of Valparaíso, Chile | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-06-14 | 7.1 | 136 km E of Iquique, Chile | 109 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-02-14 | 7.1 | 15 km WSW of Angol, Chile | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-08-18 | 7.1 | 37 km NW of Carahue, Chile | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-01-30 | 7.1 | 34 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile | 42 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-10-15 | 7.1 | 36 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile | 58 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-03-25 | 7.1 | 23 km NE of Constitución, Chile | 41 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-07-08 | 7.1 | 87 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-11-21 | 7.0 | 12 km S of Puerto Cisnes, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-04-20 | 7.0 | 15 km SSW of Nacimiento, Chile | 58 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1904-03-19 | 7.0 | 86 km NW of La Serena, Chile | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-02-23 | 7.0 | 31 km SSW of Taltal, Chile | 42 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-03-11 | 7.0 | 52 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-05-24 | 7.0 | 87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina | 221 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-09-16 | 7.0 | 25 km WNW of Illapel, Chile | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-11-07 | 7.0 | 118 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-04-19 | 7.0 | 60 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-08-20 | 7.0 | 19 km SW of Angol, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-06-20 | 6.9 | 17 km WSW of Pitrufquén, Chile | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-09-15 | 6.9 | 119 km W of Iquique, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-01-15 | 6.9 | 4 km ESE of Chimbas, Argentina | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-05-20 | 6.9 | 103 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-08-30 | 6.9 | 25 km ENE of Arica, Chile | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-05-25 | 6.9 | 34 km ENE of Calama, Chile | 109 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-07-27 | 6.9 | 72 km WNW of Calingasta, Argentina | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-06-13 | 6.9 | 48 km SSE of Panguipulli, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-04-24 | 6.9 | 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile🌊 | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-03-13 | 6.9 | 1 km N of Coquimbo, Chile | 4 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-02-25 | 6.9 | 77 km SE of Palca, Peru | 146 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-01 | 6.9 | 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-05-24 | 6.9 | 178 km W of Taltal, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-08-02 | 6.9 | 52 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile | 39 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-09-06 | 6.9 | 36 km W of Copiapó, Chile | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-06-14 | 6.9 | 116 km WSW of Puerto Natales, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-02-21 | 6.9 | 99 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | 189 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-08-25 | 6.9 | 181 km W of Iquique, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-03-09 | 6.8 | 67 km NW of Ancud, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-06-11 | 6.8 | 8 km W of Nueve de Julio, Argentina | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-06-08 | 6.8 | 43 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile | 44 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-12-18 | 6.8 | Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-09-04 | 6.8 | 62 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-05-10 | 6.8 | 86 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina🌊 | 220 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-01-29 | 6.8 | 43 km N of Vallenar, Chile | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-01-30 | 6.8 | 36 km SSW of Punta Arenas, Chile | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-11-17 | 6.8 | 68 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | 147 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-06-20 | 6.8 | 42 km W of Ovalle, Chile | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-11-07 | 6.8 | 29 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-09-01 | 6.8 | 86 km NW of Vallenar, Chile🌊 | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-08-01 | 6.8 | 96 km SW of San Antonio, Chile🌊 | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |