Region | Local date | Mag. | MMI | Depth (km) | Epicenter | Deaths | Notes |
Concepción | February 8, 1570 | 8.3 MS | | | 36°48′00″S 73°00′00″W / 36.800°S 73.000°W / -36.800; -73.000 | | Destructive tsunami |
| March 17, 1575 | 7.3 MS | | | 33°24′00″S 70°36′00″W / 33.400°S 70.600°W / -33.400; -70.600 | | |
Valdivia | December 16, 1575 | 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 | November 24, 1604 | 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 | September 16, 1615 | 7.5[1] MS |
| | 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 | | Moderate tsunami |
Santiago | May 13, 1647 | 8.5 MS | | | 35°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000 | | |
| March 15, 1657 | 8.0 MS | | | 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W / 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 | | Destructive tsunami |
| March 10, 1681 | 7.3 MS | | | 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 | | |
| July 12, 1687 | 7.3 MS | | | 32°45′00″S 70°43′48″W / 32.750°S 70.730°W / -32.750; -70.730 | | |
Valparaíso | July 8, 1730 | 8.7 MS | | | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | 5 | Destructive tsunami |
Valdivia | December 24, 1737 | 7.7 MS | | | 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W / 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 | | Tsunami |
Concepción | May 25, 1751 | 8.5 MS | | | 36°49′48″S 73°01′48″W / 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 | | Moderate tsunami |
| March 30, 1796 | 7.7 MS | | | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | |
| April 11, 1819 | 8.3 MS | | | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | Destructive tsunami |
Valparaíso | November 19, 1822 | 8.5 MS | | | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | 200 | Moderate tsunami |
| September 26, 1829 | 7.0 MS | | | 33°03′00″S 71°37′48″W / 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | | |
| October 8, 1831 | 7.8 MS | | | 18°30′00″S 71°00′00″W / 18.500°S 71.000°W / -18.500; -71.000 | | |
| September 18, 1833 | 7.7 MS | | 60 | 18°30′00″S 70°24′00″W / 18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400 | | |
Concepción | February 20, 1835 | 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 | November 7, 1837 | 8.0 MS | | | 39°48′00″S 73°12′00″W / 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 | | Moderate tsunami |
| October 8, 1847 | 7.3 MS | | | 31°36′36″S 71°10′48″W / 31.610°S 71.180°W / -31.610; -71.180 | | |
| December 17, 1849 | 7.5 MS | | | 29°57′00″S 71°22′12″W / 29.950°S 71.370°W / -29.950; -71.370 | | Moderate tsunami |
| December 6, 1850 | 7.3 MS | | | 33°48′36″S 70°13′12″W / 33.810°S 70.220°W / -33.810; -70.220 | | |
| April 2, 1851 | 7.1 MS | | | 33°19′12″S 71°25′12″W / 33.320°S 71.420°W / -33.320; -71.420 | | |
| October 5, 1859 | 7.6 MS | | | 27°21′00″S 70°21′00″W / 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | Moderate tsunami |
Arica | August 13, 1868 | 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. |
| August 24, 1869 | 7.5 MS | | | 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W / 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 | | Moderate tsunami |
| October 5, 1871 | 7.3 MS | | | 20°12′00″S 70°10′12″W / 20.200°S 70.170°W / -20.200; -70.170 | | Tsunami |
Iquique | May 9, 1877 | 8.8 MS/M? | | | 19°36′00″S 70°13′48″W / 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 | 34 | Destructive tsunami |
| January 23, 1878 | 7.9 MS | | 40 | 20°00′00″S 70°18′00″W / 20.000°S 70.300°W / -20.000; -70.300 | | |
| February 2, 1879 | 7.3 MS | | | 53°00′00″S 70°40′12″W / 53.000°S 70.670°W / -53.000; -70.670 | | |
| August 15, 1880 | 7.7 MS | | | 31°37′12″S 71°10′48″W / 31.620°S 71.180°W / -31.620; -71.180 | | |
Valparaíso | August 16, 1906 | 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 |
| June 8, 1909 | 7.6 MS | | | 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500 | | |
| October 4, 1910 | 7.3 MS | | | 22°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000 | | |
| September 15, 1911 | 7.3 MS | | | 20°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 20.000°S 72.000°W / -20.000; -72.000 | | |
| January 29, 1914 | 8.2 MS | | | 35°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 35.000°S 73.000°W / -35.000; -73.000 | | |
| February 14, 1917 | 7.0 MS | | | 30°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 30.000°S 73.000°W / -30.000; -73.000 | | |
| May 20, 1918 | 7.9 MS | | | 28°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 28.500°S 71.500°W / -28.500; -71.500 | | |
| December 4, 1918 | 8.2 MS | | 60 | 26°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 26.000°S 71.000°W / -26.000; -71.000 | | Moderate tsunami |
| March 1, 1919 | 7.2 MS | | 40 | 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500 | | |
| March 2, 1919 | 7.3 MS | | 40 | 41°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500 | | |
| December 10, 1920 | 7.4 MS | | | 39°00′00″S 73°00′00″W / 39.000°S 73.000°W / -39.000; -73.000 | | |
| November 7, 1922 | 7.0 MS | | | 28°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 28.000°S 72.000°W / -28.000; -72.000 | | |
Vallenar | November 10, 1922 | 8.5 MW | | 25 | 28°30′00″S 70°00′00″W / 28.500°S 70.000°W / -28.500; -70.000 | | Moderate tsunami |
| May 4, 1923 | 7.0 MS | | 60 | 28°45′00″S 71°45′00″W / 28.750°S 71.750°W / -28.750; -71.750 | | |
| May 15, 1925 | 7.1 MS | | 50 | 26°00′00″S 71°30′00″W / 26.000°S 71.500°W / -26.000; -71.500 | | |
| April 28, 1926 | 7.0 MS | | 180 | 24°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 24.000°S 69.000°W / -24.000; -69.000 | | |
| November 21, 1927 | 7.1 MS | | | 44°30′00″S 73°00′00″W / 44.500°S 73.000°W / -44.500; -73.000 | | Moderate tsunami |
| November 20, 1928 | 7.1 MS | | 25 | 22°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 22.500°S 70.500°W / -22.500; -70.500 | | |
Talca | December 1, 1928 | 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 |
| October 19, 1929 | 7.5 MS | | 100 | 23°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 23.000°S 69.000°W / -23.000; -69.000 | | |
| March 18, 1931 | 7.1 MS | | | 32°30′00″S 72°00′00″W / 32.500°S 72.000°W / -32.500; -72.000 | | |
| February 23, 1933 | 7.6 MS | | 40 | 20°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 20.000°S 71.000°W / -20.000; -71.000 | | |
| March 1, 1936 | 7.1 MS | | 120 | 40°00′00″S 72°30′00″W / 40.000°S 72.500°W / -40.000; -72.500 | | |
| July 13, 1936 | 7.3 MS | | 60 | 24°30′00″S 70°00′00″W / 24.500°S 70.000°W / -24.500; -70.000 | | |
Chillán | January 24, 1939 | 8.3/7.8 MS/M? | | 60 | 36°12′00″S 72°12′00″W / 36.200°S 72.200°W / -36.200; -72.200 | 28,000 | |
| April 18, 1939 | 7.4 MS | | 100 | 27°00′00″S 70°30′00″W / 27.000°S 70.500°W / -27.000; -70.500 | | |
| October 11, 1940 | 7.0 MS | | | 41°30′00″S 74°30′00″W / 41.500°S 74.500°W / -41.500; -74.500 | | |
| July 8, 1942 | 7.0 MS | | 140 | 24°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 24.000°S 70.000°W / -24.000; -70.000 | | |
| March 14, 1943 | 7.2 MS | | 150 | 20°00′00″S 69°30′00″W / 20.000°S 69.500°W / -20.000; -69.500 | | |
Ovalle | April 6, 1943 | 8.2 MW | | 55 | 30°45′00″S 72°00′00″W / 30.750°S 72.000°W / -30.750; -72.000 | 25 | Tsunami |
| December 1, 1943 | 7.0 MS | | 100 | 21°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 21.000°S 69.000°W / -21.000; -69.000 | | |
| July 13, 1945 | 7.1 MS | | 100 | 33°15′00″S 70°30′00″W / 33.250°S 70.500°W / -33.250; -70.500 | | |
| August 2, 1946 | 7.9 MS | | 50 | 26°30′00″S 70°30′00″W / 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500 | | |
| April 19, 1949 | 7.3 MS | | 70 | 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500 | | |
| April 25, 1949 | 7.3 MS | | 110 | 19°45′00″S 69°00′00″W / 19.750°S 69.000°W / -19.750; -69.000 | | |
| May 29, 1949 | 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 | December 17, 1949 | 7.8 MS | VIII[2] | 30[2] | 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[2] | | |
| December 17, 1949 | 7.8 MS | | | 54°00′00″S 71°00′00″W / 54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000 | | |
| January 29, 1950 | 7.0 MS | | | 53°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 53.500°S 71.500°W / -53.500; -71.500 | | |
| December 9, 1950 | 8.3 MS | | 100 | 23°30′00″S 67°30′00″W / 23.500°S 67.500°W / -23.500; -67.500 | | |
| May 6, 1953 | 7.6 MS | | 60 | 36°30′00″S 72°36′00″W / 36.500°S 72.600°W / -36.500; -72.600 | | |
| December 6, 1953 | 7.4 MS | | 128 | 22°06′00″S 68°42′00″W / 22.100°S 68.700°W / -22.100; -68.700 | | |
| February 8, 1954 | 7.7 MS | | | 29°00′00″S 70°30′00″W / 29.000°S 70.500°W / -29.000; -70.500 | | |
| April 19, 1955 | 7.1 MS | | | 30°00′00″S 72°00′00″W / 30.000°S 72.000°W / -30.000; -72.000 | | Tsunami |
| January 8, 1956 | 7.1 MS | | 11 | 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000 | | |
| December 17, 1956 | 7.0 MS | | | 25°30′00″S 68°30′00″W / 25.500°S 68.500°W / -25.500; -68.500 | | |
| July 29, 1957 | 7.0 MS | | | 23°30′00″S 71°30′00″W / 23.500°S 71.500°W / -23.500; -71.500 | | |
| June 13, 1959 | 7.5 MS | | 83 | 20°25′12″S 69°00′00″W / 20.420°S 69.000°W / -20.420; -69.000 | | |
Concepción | May 21, 1960 | 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 | |
| May 22, 1960 | 7.3 MS | | | 37°30′00″S 73°00′00″W / 37.500°S 73.000°W / -37.500; -73.000 | | |
Valdivia | May 22, 1960 | 9.5/8.3[3] MW/MS | XI[4] | 33[3] | 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. |
| June 19, 1960 | 7.3 MS | | | 38°00′00″S 73°30′00″W / 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500 | | |
| November 1, 1960 | 7.4 MS | | 55 | 38°30′00″S 75°06′00″W / 38.500°S 75.100°W / -38.500; -75.100 | | |
| July 13, 1961 | 7.0 MS | | 40 | 41°42′00″S 75°12′00″W / 41.700°S 75.200°W / -41.700; -75.200 | | |
| February 14, 1962 | 7.3 MS | | 45 | 37°48′00″S 72°30′00″W / 37.800°S 72.500°W / -37.800; -72.500 | | |
| August 3, 1962 | 7.1 MS | | 107 | 23°18′00″S 68°06′00″W / 23.300°S 68.100°W / -23.300; -68.100 | | |
Taltal | February 23, 1965 | 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 | March 28, 1965 | 7.4 MS | | 68 | 32°25′05″S 71°06′00″W / 32.418°S 71.100°W / -32.418; -71.100 | 400 | |
| December 28, 1966 | 7.8 MS | | 23 | 25°30′36″S 70°44′24″W / 25.510°S 70.740°W / -25.510; -70.740 | | |
| March 13, 1967 | 7.3 MS | | 33 | 40°07′12″S 74°40′48″W / 40.120°S 74.680°W / -40.120; -74.680 | | |
| December 21, 1967 | 7.5 MS | | 33 | 21°48′00″S 70°00′00″W / 21.800°S 70.000°W / -21.800; -70.000 | | |
| June 17, 1971 | 7.0 MS | | 76 | 25°24′07″S 69°03′29″W / 25.402°S 69.058°W / -25.402; -69.058 | | |
Illapel | July 8, 1971 | 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 |
| August 18, 1974 | 7.1 MS | | 36 | 38°27′11″S 73°25′52″W / 38.453°S 73.431°W / -38.453; -73.431 | | |
| May 10, 1975 | 7.7 MS | | 6 | 38°10′59″S 73°13′55″W / 38.183°S 73.232°W / -38.183; -73.232 | | |
| November 29, 1976 | 7.3 MS | | 82 | 20°31′12″S 68°55′08″W / 20.520°S 68.919°W / -20.520; -68.919 | | |
| August 3, 1979 | 7.0 MS | | 49 | 26°31′05″S 70°39′50″W / 26.518°S 70.664°W / -26.518; -70.664 | | |
| October 16, 1981 | 7.5 MS | | 33 | 33°08′02″S 73°04′26″W / 33.134°S 73.074°W / -33.134; -73.074 | | |
| October 4, 1983 | 7.3 MS | | 14 | 26°32′06″S 70°33′47″W / 26.535°S 70.563°W / -26.535; -70.563 | | |
Algarrobo | March 3, 1985 | 8.0/7.8 MW/MS | VIII | 33 | 33°14′24″S 71°51′00″W / 33.240°S 71.850°W / -33.240; -71.850 | 177 | Tsunami |
Rapel Lake | April 8, 1985 | 7.5 MS | | 37 | 34°07′52″S 71°37′05″W / 34.131°S 71.618°W / -34.131; -71.618 | 1 | |
Iquique | March 5, 1987 | 7.3 MS | | 62 | 24°23′17″S 70°09′40″W / 24.388°S 70.161°W / -24.388; -70.161 | | Tsunami |
| August 8, 1987 | 7.1 MS | | 42 | 19°00′00″S 70°00′00″W / 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000 | | |
Antofagasta | July 30, 1995 | 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 | October 15, 1997 | 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 | January 30, 1998 | 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 | June 13, 2005 | 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 |
Tocopilla | November 14, 2007 | 7.7 MW | VIII | 47.7/40 | 22°18′50″S 70°04′41″W / 22.314°S 70.078°W / -22.314; -70.078/22°12′14″S 69°52′08″W / 22.204°S 69.869°W / -22.204; -69.869 | 2 | Felt at São Paulo, Brazil |
Offshore Maule/Biobío | February 27, 2010 | 8.8 MW | IX | 30/35 | 36°17′24″S 73°14′20″W / 36.290°S 73.239°W / -36.290; -73.239/35°54′32″S 72°43′59″W / 35.909°S 72.733°W / -35.909; -72.733 | 525 | Destructive tsunami |
Pichilemu | March 11, 2010 | 6.9[5][6] MW | VII[5][6] | 11[6]/33.1[5] | 34°15′32″S 71°55′44″W / 34.259°S 71.929°W / -34.259; -71.929[6]/34°18′3″S 72°7′47″W / 34.30083°S 72.12972°W / -34.30083; -72.12972[5] | 1[7] | |
Araucanía | January 2, 2011 | 7.1[8]/6.9[9] MW/ML | VI[8][9] | 25.1[8]/32.1[9] | 38°21′14″S 73°16′30″W / 38.354°S 73.275°W / -38.354; -73.275[8]/38°21′43″S 75°1′55″W / 38.36194°S 75.03194°W / -38.36194; -75.03194[9] | 0 | |
Talca | March 25, 2012 | 7.1[10] /7.0[11] MW/MW | VII[10]/VIII[11] | 34.8[10]/40.7[11] | 35°10′59″S 71°47′31″W / 35.183°S 71.792°W / -35.183; -71.792 [11]/35°12′0″S 72°13′1″W / 35.20000°S 72.21694°W / -35.20000; -72.21694[10] | 1[12] | |
Iquique Offshore Tarapacá | March 16, 2014 | 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 Offshore Tarapacá | April 1, 2014 | 8.2 Mw | VIII | 25 | 19°36′36″S 70°46′08″W / 19.610°S 70.769°W / -19.610; -70.769 | 7[13][14][15][16] | Tsunami |
Iquique Offshore Tarapacá | April 1, 2014 | 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 Offshore Tarapacá | April 1, 2014 | 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 Offshore Tarapacá | April 2, 2014 | 7.7 Mw | VIII | 22.4 | 20°34′16″S 70°29′35″W / 20.571°S 70.493°W / -20.571; -70.493 | | Tsunami |
Easter Island | October 8, 2014 | 7.0 Mw | I | 16.5 | 32°06′29″S 110°48′40″W / 32.108°S 110.811°W / -32.108; -110.811 | | Tsunami |
Illapel Offshore Coquimbo | September 16, 2015 | 8.3 Mw | VIII | 20 | 31°34′S 71°39′W / 31.57°S 71.65°W / -31.57; -71.65 | 15 | Tsunami |
Quellón | December 25, 2016 | 7.6[17] Mw | VIII | 39 | 43°24′58″S 73°52′48″W / 43.416°S 73.880°W / -43.416; -73.880 | 0 | Tsunami |
Valparaíso |
April 24, 2017 |
6.9[18][19] Mw |
VII | 28 | 33°02′17″S 72°03′43″W / 33.038°S 72.062°W / -33.038; -72.062 | 0 | Tsunami |
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