Natural Disasters in Chile

Chile is also greatly affected by natural disasters. Earthquakes affect them the most.

This is a list of earthquakes in Chile. This list consider every notable earthquake felt or with its epicenter within Chiles current borders and maritime areas.


Earthquake

Date

Magnitude

1570 Concepcion earthquake

1570-02-08

8.3

1575 Valdivia earthquake

1575-12-16

8.5

1647 Santiago earthquake

1647-05-13

8.5

1751 Concepcion earthquake

1751-05-25

8.5

1835 Concepcion earthquake

1835-02-20

8.5

1868 Arica earthquake

1868-08-13

9.0

1906 Valparaiso earthquake

1906-08-16

8.2

1922 Vallenar earthquake

1922-11-10

8.5

1939 Chillan earthquake

1939-01-25

7.8

1943 Coquimbo earthquake

1943-04-06

8.2

1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake

1949-12-17

7.8

Great Chilean Earthquake

1960-05-22

9.5

1965 Santiago earthquake

1965-03-28

7.1

1971 Illapel earthquake

1971-07-08

7.5

1985 Santiago earthquake

1985-03-03

8.0

1993 San Juan earthquake

1993-06-08

6.5

1995 Antofagasta earthquake

1995-07-30

8.0

2005 Tarapaca earthquake

2005-06-13

7.8 or 7.9

2007 Aysen Fjord earthquake

2007-04-21

6.2

2007 Antofagasta earthquake

2007-11-14

7.7

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