List of 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.

Date Time Magnitude Intensity Epicenter Depth Death toll
1570 Concepción 1570-02-08 09:00 8.3
1575 Valdivia 1575-12-16 14:30 8.5
1647 Santiago 1647-05-13 22:30 8.5 XI ~1000
1730 Valparaiso 1730-07-08 08:45 8.7
1751 Concepción 1751-05-25 01:00 8.5
1835 Concepción 1835-02-20 11:30 8.5 >50
1868 Arica* 1868-08-13 16:45 9.0
1877 Iquique 1877-05-09 21:16 8.8 2,421
1906 Valparaíso 1906-08-16 19:48 8.2 25
1922 Vallenar 1922-11-10 23:53 8.5 25 100
1939 Chillán 1939-01-25 23:32 8.3 60 30,000
1943 Ovalle 1943-04-06 12:07 8.2 55
1949 Tierra del Fuego 1949-12-17 06:53:30[1] 7.8[1] VIII[1] [1] 30[1]
1960 Concepción 1960-05-21 06:02[2] 7.9[3] X [2] 125
1960 Valdivia 1960-05-22 15:11 9.5[4] XI[5] 30 2231, 3000,
5700[6] or 6000[7]
1971 Illapel 1971-07-08 23:03 7.5
1985 Santiago 1985-03-03 22:47 8.0[2] VIII 33 177
1985 Pichilemu 1985-04-08 21:57 7.5 1
1987 Antofagasta 1987-03-05 23:03 7.2
1993 San Juan 1993-06-08 23:17:41[1] 6.5[1] VI[1] [1] 113[1]
1995 Antofagasta 1995-07-30 05:11 8.0[2] 47 3
1997 Punitaqui 1997-10-14 22:03 7.1 VIII 68 8
2005 Tarapacá 2005-06-13 22:45[8] 7.8[2] or 7.9[8] VIII 117.2 11[8]
2007 Aysen Fjord 2007-04-21 17:53 6.2 VII[9] 38.1 10[9]
2007 Antofagasta 2007-11-14 15:40:53[10] 7.7[10] IX[11] [10] 60[10] 2[12]
2008 Papudo 2008-12-18 18:19 6.3 V 0
2009 Arica 2009-11-13 03:05:57 6.5[13] V[14] 28 0
2010 Drake Passage 2010-01-17 6.3 0
2010 Cauquenes 2010-02-27 06:34 8.8[15][16] IX[17] 59.4 524 [18][19][20]
2010 Pichilemu 2010-03-11 11:56:44 6.9[21] VII[22] 11 1[23]
2011 Araucania 2011-01-02 17:20 7.1[24] IX 0

Note:
* Arica was then part of Peru. (See Earthquakes in Peru.) In this list, there are a list of 29 earthquakes.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Argentina's seismic prevention institute. Listado de Terremotos Históricos
  2. ^ a b c d e Servicio Sismológico Universidad de Chile, Sismos importantes o destructivos desde 1570
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. "Historic World Earthquakes". http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_country.php#chile. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey (March 7, 2006). Historic Earthquakes - Chile - 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC - Magnitude 9.5: The Largest Earthquake in the World. Retrieved on 2007-01-09
  5. ^ Reports on the Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960
  6. ^ "The Largest Earthquake in the World - Articles". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20070107005353/http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/world/1960_05_22_articles.html. Retrieved 2007-01-11. 
  7. ^ "Emergency & Disasters Data Base". Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). http://www.em-dat.net. Retrieved 2007-01-09. 
  8. ^ a b c - BBC Mundo.com
  9. ^ a b Informe No.173 - 21 April 2007 Sismo XI Región (Informe Preliminar - Actualiza Información)
  10. ^ a b c d USGS Earthquake Center. Magnitude 7.7 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
  11. ^ Reported intensities of the earthquake near Tocopilla and Antofagasta on 14 November 2007. Retrieved on 16 November 2007.
  12. ^ "Gobierno confirma dos muertos y cerca de 4 mil damnificados por terremoto en Quillagua". La Tercera. 14 de noviembre de 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20071115220029/http://www.tercera.cl/medio/articulo/0,0,3255_5666_311778301,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  13. ^ Magnitude 6.5 - OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE 2009 November 13 03:05:57 UTC
  14. ^ Últimas Noticias sobre el Temblor en Arica, El Morrocotudo
  15. ^ "Massive earthquake strikes Chile". BBC News. 2010-02-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8540289.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
  16. ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/
  17. ^ "PAGER – M 8.8 – OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010tfan/index.html. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Lista Oficial de Fallecidos". Ministry of Interior. 11 Marzo 2010. http://terremotochile.com/llega-a-763-la-cifra-de-fallecidos-en-chile/. Retrieved 11 March 2010. 
  19. ^ "Massive quake hits Chile, triggers tsunami". MSNBC. 27 February 2010. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35615455/ns/world_news-chile_earthquake/. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  20. ^ "Massive earthquake strikes Chile". BBC News. 27 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8540289.stm/. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  21. ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tsa6.php
  22. ^ [1]
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  24. ^ "Tens of thousands flee southern Chile's coast after magnitude 7.1 earthquake". The Guardian. 3 January 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/southern-chile-earthquake-coast. 
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