Region | Local date | Mag. | MMI | Depth (km) | Epicenter | Deaths | Notes | Sources |
Caldera | 1420-08-31 | 9.4 MS[1][2] | | | 27.000°S 71.000°W / -27.000; -71.000 | | Destructive tsunami in Chile, Hawaii & Japan | |
Concepción | 1570-02-08 | 8.3 MS | | | 36.800°S 73.000°W / -36.800; -73.000 | | Destructive tsunami | |
| 1575-03-17 | 7.3 MS | | | 33.400°S 70.600°W / -33.400; -70.600 | | | |
Valdivia | 1575-12-16 | 8.5 MS | | | 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 | | Destructive tsunami | |
Offshore Arica | 1604-11-24 | 8.5 MS | | 30 | 18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400 | | Destructive tsunami | |
Offshore Arica | 1615-09-16 | 7.5[3] MS
| | | 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 | | Moderate tsunami | |
Santiago | 1647-05-13 | 8.5 MS | | | 35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000 | | |
Concepción | 1657-03-15 | 8.0 MS | | | 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 | 40 | Destructive tsunami | |
| 1681-03-10 | 7.3 MS | | | 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 | | | |
| 1687-07-12 | 7.3 MS | | | 32.750°S 70.730°W / -32.750; -70.730 | | | |
Valparaíso | 1730-07-08 | 8.7 MS/9.1 MW[4] | | | 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | 5 | Destructive tsunami | |
Valdivia | 1737-12-24 | 7.7 MS | | | 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 | | Tsunami | |
Concepción | 1751-05-25 | 8.5 MS | | | 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1796-03-30 | 7.7 MS | | | 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | | |
Copiapó | 1819-04-11 | 8.2–8.5 Mw | | | 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | Destructive tsunami | |
Valparaíso | 1822-11-19 | 8.5 MS | | | 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | 200 | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1829-09-26 | 7.0 MS | | | 33.050°S 71.630°W / -33.050; -71.630 | | | |
| 1831-10-08 | 7.8 MS | | | 18.500°S 71.000°W / -18.500; -71.000 | | | |
| 1833-09-18 | 7.7 MS | | 60 | 18.500°S 70.400°W / -18.500; -70.400 | | | |
Concepción | 1835-02-20 | 8.5/8.2 MS/M? | | | 36.830°S 73.030°W / -36.830; -73.030 | 500 | Destructive tsunami | |
Valdivia | 1837-11-07 | 8.8 - 9.5 | | | 39.800°S 73.200°W / -39.800; -73.200 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1847-10-08 | 7.3 MS | | | 31.610°S 71.180°W / -31.610; -71.180 | | | |
| 1849-12-17 | 7.5 MS | | | 29.950°S 71.370°W / -29.950; -71.370 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1850-12-06 | 7.3 MS | | | 33.810°S 70.220°W / -33.810; -70.220 | | | |
| 1851-04-02 | 7.1 MS | | | 33.320°S 71.420°W / -33.320; -71.420 | | | |
| 1859-10-05 | 7.6 MS | | | 27.350°S 70.350°W / -27.350; -70.350 | | Moderate tsunami | |
Arica | 1868-08-13 | 9.0/8.5 M?/MS | | | 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350 | 25,000 | Destructive tsunami, at the time the area was part of Peru. | |
| 1869-08-24 | 7.5 MS | | | 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1871-10-05 | 7.3 MS | | | 20.200°S 70.170°W / -20.200; -70.170 | | Tsunami | |
Iquique | 1877-05-09 | 8.8 MS/M? | | | 19.600°S 70.230°W / -19.600; -70.230 | 2,385 | Destructive tsunami | |
| 1878-01-23 | 7.9 MS | | 40 | 20.000°S 70.300°W / -20.000; -70.300 | | | |
| 1879-02-02 | 7.3 MS | | | 53.000°S 70.670°W / -53.000; -70.670 | | | |
| 1880-08-15 | 7.7 MS | | | 31.620°S 71.180°W / -31.620; -71.180 | | | |
Valparaíso | 1906-08-16 | 8.2 MW | | 25 | 33.000°S 72.000°W / -33.000; -72.000 | 3,882 | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1909-06-08 | 7.6 MS | | | 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500 | | | |
| 1910-10-04 | 7.3 MS | | | 22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000 | | | |
| 1911-09-15 | 7.3 MS | | | 20.000°S 72.000°W / -20.000; -72.000 | | | |
| 1914-01-29 | 8.2 MS | | | 35.000°S 73.000°W / -35.000; -73.000 | | | |
| 1917-02-14 | 7.0 MS | | | 30.000°S 73.000°W / -30.000; -73.000 | | | |
| 1918-05-20 | 7.9 MS | | | 28.500°S 71.500°W / -28.500; -71.500 | | | |
| 1918-12-04 | 8.2 MS | | 60 | 26.000°S 71.000°W / -26.000; -71.000 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1919-03-01 | 7.2 MS | | 40 | 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500 | | | |
| 1919-03-02 | 7.3 MS | | 40 | 41.000°S 73.500°W / -41.000; -73.500 | | | |
| 1920-12-10 | 7.4 MS | | | 39.000°S 73.000°W / -39.000; -73.000 | | | |
| 1922-11-07 | 7.0 MS | | | 28.000°S 72.000°W / -28.000; -72.000 | | | |
Vallenar | 1922-11-10 | 8.5 MW | | 25 | 28.500°S 70.000°W / -28.500; -70.000 | 1,000 | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1923-05-04 | 7.0 MS | | 60 | 28.750°S 71.750°W / -28.750; -71.750 | | | |
| 1925-05-15 | 7.1 MS | | 50 | 26.000°S 71.500°W / -26.000; -71.500 | | | |
| 1926-04-28 | 7.0 MS | | 180 | 24.000°S 69.000°W / -24.000; -69.000 | | | |
| 1927-11-21 | 7.1 MS | | | 44.500°S 73.000°W / -44.500; -73.000 | | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1928-11-20 | 7.1 MS | | 25 | 22.500°S 70.500°W / -22.500; -70.500 | | | |
Talca | 1928-12-01 | 8.3/7.6 MS/M? | | | 35.000°S 72.000°W / -35.000; -72.000 | 225 | Tsunami | |
| 1929-10-19 | 7.5 MS | | 100 | 23.000°S 69.000°W / -23.000; -69.000 | | | |
| 1931-03-18 | 7.1 MS | | | 32.500°S 72.000°W / -32.500; -72.000 | | | |
| 1933-02-23 | 7.6 MS | | 40 | 20.000°S 71.000°W / -20.000; -71.000 | | | |
| 1936-03-01 | 7.1 MS | | 120 | 40.000°S 72.500°W / -40.000; -72.500 | | | |
| 1936-07-13 | 7.3 MS | | 60 | 24.500°S 70.000°W / -24.500; -70.000 | | | |
Chillán | 1939-01-24 | 8.3 Mw | | 60 | 36.200°S 72.200°W / -36.200; -72.200 | 28,000 | | |
| 1939-04-18 | 7.4 MS | | 100 | 27.000°S 70.500°W / -27.000; -70.500 | | | |
| 1940-10-11 | 7.0 MS | | | 41.500°S 74.500°W / -41.500; -74.500 | | | |
| 1942-07-08 | 7.0 MS | | 140 | 24.000°S 70.000°W / -24.000; -70.000 | | | |
| 1943-03-14 | 7.2 MS | | 150 | 20.000°S 69.500°W / -20.000; -69.500 | | | |
Ovalle | 1943-04-06 | 8.2 MW | | 55 | 30.750°S 72.000°W / -30.750; -72.000 | 25 | Tsunami | |
| 1943-12-01 | 7.0 MS | | 100 | 21.000°S 69.000°W / -21.000; -69.000 | | | |
| 1945-07-13 | 7.1 MS | | 100 | 33.250°S 70.500°W / -33.250; -70.500 | | | |
| 1946-08-02 | 7.9 MS | | 50 | 26.500°S 70.500°W / -26.500; -70.500 | | | |
| 1949-04-19 | 7.3 MS | | 70 | 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500 | | | |
| 1949-04-25 | 7.3 MS | | 110 | 19.750°S 69.000°W / -19.750; -69.000 | | | |
| 1949-05-29 | 7.0 MS | | 100 | 22.000°S 69.000°W / -22.000; -69.000 | | | |
Tierra del Fuego | 1949-12-17 | 7.8 MS | VIII | 30 | 54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000/54°0′0″S 68°46′11″W[5] | | | [5] |
| 1949-12-17 | 7.8 MS | | | 54.000°S 71.000°W / -54.000; -71.000 | | | |
| 1950-01-29 | 7.0 MS | | | 53.500°S 71.500°W / -53.500; -71.500 | | | |
Calama | 1950-12-09 | 8.3 MS | | 100 | 23.500°S 67.500°W / -23.500; -67.500 | | |
| 1953-05-06 | 7.6 MS | | 60 | 36.500°S 72.600°W / -36.500; -72.600 | | | |
| 1953-12-06 | 7.4 MS | | 128 | 22.100°S 68.700°W / -22.100; -68.700 | | | |
| 1954-02-08 | 7.7 MS | | | 29.000°S 70.500°W / -29.000; -70.500 | | | |
| 1955-04-19 | 7.1 MS | | | 30.000°S 72.000°W / -30.000; -72.000 | | Tsunami | |
| 1956-01-08 | 7.1 MS | | 11 | 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000 | | | |
| 1956-12-17 | 7.0 MS | | | 25.500°S 68.500°W / -25.500; -68.500 | | | |
| 1957-07-29 | 7.0 MS | | | 23.500°S 71.500°W / -23.500; -71.500 | | | |
| 1959-06-13 | 7.5 MS | | 83 | 20.420°S 69.000°W / -20.420; -69.000 | | | |
Concepción | 1960-05-21 | 7.9/7.3 M?/MS | X | | 37.500°S 73.500°W / -37.500; -73.500 | 125 | | |
| 1960-05-22 | 7.3 MS | | | 37.500°S 73.000°W / -37.500; -73.000 | | | |
Valdivia | 1960-05-22 | 9.5 Mw | XII | 33 | 39.500°S 74.500°W / -39.500; -74.500 | 1,655 | Destructive tsunami, strongest earthquake in recorded history. | |
| 1960-06-19 | 7.3 MS | | | 38.000°S 73.500°W / -38.000; -73.500 | | | |
| 1960-11-01 | 7.4 MS | | 55 | 38.500°S 75.100°W / -38.500; -75.100 | | | |
| 1961-07-13 | 7.0 MS | | 40 | 41.700°S 75.200°W / -41.700; -75.200 | | | |
| 1962-02-14 | 7.3 MS | | 45 | 37.800°S 72.500°W / -37.800; -72.500 | | | |
| 1962-08-03 | 7.1 MS | | 107 | 23.300°S 68.100°W / -23.300; -68.100 | | | |
Taltal | 1965-02-23 | 7.0 MS | | 36 | 25.670°S 70.630°W / -25.670; -70.630 | 1 | | |
La Ligua | 1965-03-28 | 7.4 MS | | 68 | 32.418°S 71.100°W / -32.418; -71.100 | 400 | | |
| 1966-12-28 | 7.8 MS | | 23 | 25.510°S 70.740°W / -25.510; -70.740 | | | |
| 1967-03-13 | 7.3 MS | | 33 | 40.120°S 74.680°W / -40.120; -74.680 | | | |
| 1967-12-21 | 7.5 MS | | 33 | 21.800°S 70.000°W / -21.800; -70.000 | | | |
| 1971-06-17 | 7.0 MS | | 76 | 25.402°S 69.058°W / -25.402; -69.058 | | | |
Illapel | 1971-07-08 | 7.5 MS | | 40 | 32.511°S 71.207°W / -32.511; -71.207 | 90 | Moderate tsunami | |
| 1974-08-18 | 7.1 MS | | 36 | 38.453°S 73.431°W / -38.453; -73.431 | | | |
| 1975-05-10 | 7.7 MS | | 6 | 38.183°S 73.232°W / -38.183; -73.232 | | | |
| 1976-11-29 | 7.3 MS | | 82 | 20.520°S 68.919°W / -20.520; -68.919 | | | |
| 1979-08-03 | 7.0 MS | | 49 | 26.518°S 70.664°W / -26.518; -70.664 | | | |
| 1981-10-16 | 7.5 MS | | 33 | 33.134°S 73.074°W / -33.134; -73.074 | | | |
| 1983-10-04 | 7.3 MS | | 14 | 26.535°S 70.563°W / -26.535; -70.563 | | | |
Algarrobo | 1985-03-03 | 8.0 Mw | VIII | 33 | 33.240°S 71.850°W / -33.240; -71.850 | 177 | Tsunami | |
Rapel Lake | 1985-04-08 | 7.5 MS | | 37 | 34.131°S 71.618°W / -34.131; -71.618 | 1 | | |
Iquique | 1987-03-05 | 7.3 MS | | 62 | 24.388°S 70.161°W / -24.388; -70.161 | | Tsunami | |
| 1987-08-08 | 7.1 MS | | 42 | 19.000°S 70.000°W / -19.000; -70.000 | | | |
Antofagasta | 1995-07-30 | 8.0 MW | | 47 | 23.360°S 70.310°W / -23.360; -70.310 | 3 | Tsunami |
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Punitaqui | 1997-10-15 | 7.1 MW | VIII | 56 | 30.773°S 71.315°W / -30.773; -71.315 | 8 | | |
Near coast of northern Chile | 1998-01-30 | 7.1 M? | VII | 42 | 23.910°S 70.200°W / -23.910; -70.200 | 1 | Minor damage to older buildings | |
Tarapacá | 2005-06-13 | 7.8 MW | VII | 108/117.2 | 19.895°S 69.125°W / -19.895; -69.125/19.934°S 69.028°W / -19.934; -69.028 | 11 | Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and Brasília, Brazil | |
Aisén Fjord | 2007-04-21 | 6.2 Mw | VII | 25 | 45.27°S 72.66°W / -45.27; -72.66 | 10 | | |
Tocopilla | 2007-11-14 | 7.7 MW | VIII | 47.7/40 | 22.314°S 70.078°W / -22.314; -70.078 | 2 | Felt at São Paulo, Brazil | |
Maule, Biobío | 2010-02-27 | 8.8 MW | IX | 30/35 | 36.290°S 73.239°W / -36.290; -73.239 | 525 | Destructive tsunami | |
Pichilemu | 2010-03-11 | 6.9 Mw | VII | 33.1 | 34.259°S 71.929°W / -34.259; -71.929 | 1 | | [6][7] |
Araucanía | 2011-01-02 | 7.1 Mw | VI | 25.1 | 38.354°S 73.275°W / -38.354; -73.275 | | | [8] |
Talca | 2012-03-25 | 7.1 Mw | VIII | 40.7 | 35.183°S 71.792°W / -35.183; -71.792 | 1 | | [9] |
Vallenar | 2013-01-30 | 6.8 Mw | VI | 45.0 | 28.094°S 70.653°W / -28.094; -70.653 | 1 | | [10] |
Iquique | 2014-03-16 | 7.0 Mw | VI | 20.6 | 19.981°S 70.702°W / -19.981; -70.702 | | Tsunami | |
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 8.2 Mw | VIII | 25 | 19.610°S 70.769°W / -19.610; -70.769 | 7 | Tsunami | [11] |
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 7.5 Mw | VIII | 26.8 | 20.085°S 70.389°W / -20.085; -70.389 | | | |
Iquique | 2014-04-01 | 7.0 Mw | VI | 29.7 | 19.893°S 70.945°W / -19.893; -70.945 | | | |
Iquique | 2014-04-02 | 7.7 Mw | IX | 22.4 | 20.571°S 70.493°W / -20.571; -70.493 | | Tsunami | |
Easter Island | 2014-10-08 | 7.0 Mw | I | 16.5 | 32.108°S 110.811°W / -32.108; -110.811 | | Tsunami | |
Illapel, Coquimbo | 2015-09-16 | 8.3 Mw | IX | 20 | 31.57°S 71.65°W / -31.57; -71.65 | 15 | Tsunami | |
Quellón | 2016-12-25 | 7.6 Mw | VIII | 39 | 43.416°S 73.880°W / -43.416; -73.880 | | Tsunami |
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Coquimbo |
2019-01-20 |
6.7 Mw |
VIII |
63 |
30.074°S 71.423°W / -30.074; -71.423 |
2 |
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Los Lagos |
2019-09-26 |
6.1 Mw |
IV |
129 |
40.816°S 72.003°W / -40.816; -72.003 |
1 |
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Maule |
2019-09-29 |
6.8 Mw |
VI |
11 |
35.473°S 73.162°W / -35.473; -73.162 |
1 |
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