Latest quake See all | Mag. 3.3 earthquake Chile - |
Strongest past 14 days | Mag. 5.1 Chile, Iquique, Tarapaca - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 10:20 am (Lima) Mar 28, 15:20 GMT | 3.3 158 km | Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 28, 09:02 am (Santiago) Mar 28, 13:02 GMT | 2.9 51 km | Cardenal Caro, Chile, 32 km northwest of Santa Cruz, Colchagua, O'Higgins | Info | ||
Mar 28, 08:53 am (Salta) Mar 28, 11:53 GMT | 3.4 191 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the NE | Los Andes, Argentina, 196 km west of Salta, Capital, Salta I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 28, 07:46 am (Santiago) Mar 28, 10:46 GMT | 3.6 123 km | Chile, 71 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 28, 04:41 am (Santiago) Mar 28, 08:41 GMT | 3.3 62 km | Chile, 67 km northeast of Tocopilla, Tocopilla, Antofagasta I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 28, 02:37 am (La Paz) Mar 28, 06:37 GMT | 4.3 155 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the N | 80 km W of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 28, 02:19 am (GMT -4) Mar 28, 06:19 GMT | 3.5 48 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the W | South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 31 km northwest of Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 27, 09:57 pm (Santiago) Mar 28, 01:57 GMT | 3.0 113 km | Iquique, Chile, 64 km east of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 27, 09:45 pm (San Juan) Mar 28, 00:45 GMT | 2.9 132 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the SE | Calingasta, Argentina, 144 km west of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan | Info | |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (11 quakes) | |||||
Mar 27, 07:58 pm (Santiago) Mar 27, 22:58 GMT | 3.0 87 km | Chile, 166 km southeast of Antofagasta, Antofagasta I FELT IT | Info | ||
Mar 27, 01:28 pm (Santiago) Mar 27, 16:28 GMT | 3.3 71 km | Chile, 55 km southwest of Ovalle, Limari, Coquimbo I FELT IT | Info |
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Chile has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,900 quakes on average per year in Chile. Chile has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 9 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
The last earthquake in Chile occurred 52 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit 54 km (33 mi) away from Tacna, Tacna, Peru, in the morning of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 10.20 am local time (America/Lima GMT -5). The quake had a moderate depth of 158 km (98 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 14 days, Chile has been shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.1, 20 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 122 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 148 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Chile in the past 14 days had a magnitude of 5.1 and occurred 4 days ago:
A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 84 km (52 mi) away from Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, in the afternoon of Sunday, Mar 24, 2024 at 4.50 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -3). The quake had a moderate depth of 79 km (49 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Date and Time | Mag Depth | ###DIST_LABEL### | Location | Details | Map |
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Sep 1, 2020 04:09 GMT Sep 1, 2020 12:09 am (Santiago) | 7.0 31 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the N | South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 82 km northwest of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama 115 reports | Info | |
Jun 3, 2020 07:35 GMT Jun 3, 2020 03:35 am (Santiago) | 6.8 133 km | 578 Km Al Sur De Tacna, Tacna - Tacna (Chile) | Info | ||
Jun 3, 2020 07:35 GMT Jun 3, 2020 03:35 am (Santiago) | 6.8 88 km | Northern Chile 81 reports | Info | ||
Dec 25, 2016 14:22 GMT Dec 25, 2016 11:22 am (Santiago) | 7.6 35 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the S | - 39km SSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile 52 reports | Info | |
Nov 11, 2015 02:46 GMT Nov 10, 2015 10:46 pm (GMT -4) | 6.8 12 km | 44 km (27 mi) to the NW | South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 73 km northwest of Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo 9 reports | Info | |
Sep 16, 2015 23:18 GMT Sep 16, 2015 08:18 pm (Santiago) | 7.0 31 km | W of Illapel, Chile 1 report | Info | ||
Sep 16, 2015 22:54 GMT Sep 16, 2015 07:54 pm (Santiago) | 7.8 10 km | Chile, 36 km west of Illapel, Choapa, Coquimbo 103 reports | Info | ||
Apr 3, 2014 02:43 GMT Apr 2, 2014 09:43 pm (GMT -5) | 7.6 32 km | 34 km (21 mi) to the N | South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 50 km southwest of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca 7 reports | Info | |
Apr 1, 2014 23:46 GMT Apr 1, 2014 06:46 pm (GMT -5) | 8.2 20 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the N | 95km NW of Iquique, Chile 14 reports | Info | |
Mar 16, 2014 21:17 GMT Mar 16, 2014 04:17 pm (GMT -5) | 7.0 33 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the N | 68km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2 reports | Info | |
Feb 27, 2010 06:34 GMT Feb 27, 2010 03:34 am (Santiago) | 8.8 23 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 89 km northwest of Chillan, Diguillin, Ñuble | Info | |
Jul 30, 1995 05:11 GMT Jul 30, 1995 01:11 am (Santiago) | 8.0 46 km | Antofagasta, Chile | Info | ||
Mar 3, 1985 22:47 GMT Mar 3, 1985 07:47 pm (Santiago) | 8.0 33 km | 11 km (6.8 mi) to the S | offshore Valparaiso, Chile | Info | |
May 22, 1960 19:11 GMT May 22, 1960 03:11 pm (Santiago) | 9.5 25 km | Chile, 38 km south of Cañete, Arauco, Biobio | Info | ||
Nov 11, 1922 04:32 GMT Nov 11, 1922 04:32 am (universal) | 8.5 70 km | Copiapo, Chile, 94 km east of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama | Info | ||
May 10, 1877 00:59 GMT Thursday, May 10, 1877, at 12:59 am | 8.3 0 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the N | Chile: Off North Coast | Info | |
Nov 7, 1837 12:51 GMT Tuesday, Nov 7, 1837, at 12:51 pm | 8.5 0 km | Chile: Valdivia | Info | ||
Nov 20, 1822 02:30 GMT Wednesday, Nov 20, 1822, at 02:30 am | 8.5 0 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the S | Chile: Valparaiso, Quillota, Concon, Aconcagua | Info | |
Apr 12, 1819 03:00 GMT Monday, Apr 12, 1819, at 03:00 am | 8.5 0 km | 56 km (35 mi) to the N | Chile: Copiapo | Info | |
May 25, 1751 05:30 GMT Tuesday, May 25, 1751, at 05:30 am | 8.5 0 km | Chile: Concepcion, Chillan, Talca, Tutuben, Curico | Info | ||
Jul 8, 1730 08:45 GMT Jul 8, 1730 | 9.1 0 km | 6 km (3.7 mi) to the S | Chile, Valparaiso, | Info | |
May 14, 1647 02:30 GMT May 14, 1647 | 8.5 0 km | Chile, Santiago, | Info | ||
Dec 16, 1575 18:30 GMT Dec 16, 1575 | 8.5 0 km | Chile, Los Rios, | Info |