Major earthquakes in Chile since 1900 (M6+)

M6+507

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LargestM8.51922

M7+64

LatestM6.02026-05-31

Per decade

1900s10

1910s14

1920s30

1930s23

1940s25

1950s30

1960s70

1970s30

1980s57

1990s41

2000s42

2010s103

2020s32

Depth

0–70 km454

70–300 km53

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.5 1922-11-11	1922-11-11 04:32	70 km	94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
M8.3 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 22:54	22 km	48 km W of Illapel, Chile
M8.2 1950-12-09	1950-12-09 21:38	114 km	121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M8.2 2014-04-01	2014-04-01 23:46	25 km	93 km NW of Iquique, Chile
M8.1 1943-04-06	1943-04-06 16:07	35 km	45 km NNW of Illapel, Chile
M8.1 1960-05-21	1960-05-21 10:02	25 km	4 km ESE of Cañete, Chile
M8.0 1918-12-04	1918-12-04 11:47	40 km	60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M8.0 1985-03-03	1985-03-03 22:47	33 km	25 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile
M8.0 1995-07-30	1995-07-30 05:11	46 km	36 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
M7.8 1939-01-25	1939-01-25 03:32	35 km	26 km WNW of San Carlos, Chile
M7.8 1960-05-22	1960-05-22 18:56	25 km	38 km WNW of Traiguén, Chile
M7.8 1971-07-09	1971-07-09 03:03	61 km	19 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile
M7.8 2005-06-13	2005-06-13 22:44	116 km	102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
M7.7 1928-12-01	1928-12-01 04:06	35 km	30 km NNE of Constitución, Chile
M7.7 1960-06-06	1960-06-06 05:55	15 km	35 km S of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
M7.7 1975-05-10	1975-05-10 14:27	6 km	44 km SSE of Cañete, Chile
M7.7 2007-11-14	2007-11-14 15:40	40 km	36 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.7 2014-04-03	2014-04-03 02:43	22 km	53 km SW of Iquique, Chile
M7.7 1914-01-30	1914-01-30 03:36	15 km	103 km NW of Constitución, Chile
M7.7 1966-12-28	1966-12-28 08:18	20 km	9 km SSW of Taltal, Chile
M7.6 1987-03-05	1987-03-05 09:17	62 km	84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile
M7.6 2016-12-25	2016-12-25 14:22	38 km	41 km SW of Quellón, Chile
M7.6 1949-12-17	1949-12-17 15:07	10 km	109 km SSE of Punta Arenas, Chile
M7.5 1953-05-06	1953-05-06 17:16	66 km	23 km SE of Chiguayante, Chile
M7.5 1936-07-13	1936-07-13 11:12	35 km	83 km NNE of Taltal, Chile
M7.5 1909-06-08	1909-06-08 05:46	35 km	50 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M7.4 1939-04-18	1939-04-18 06:22	35 km	Atacama, Chile
M7.4 1960-11-01	1960-11-01 08:45	20 km	Off the coast of Araucania, Chile
M7.4 1965-03-28	1965-03-28 16:33	68 km	7 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile
M7.4 1983-10-04	1983-10-04 18:52	15 km	54 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M7.4 1985-03-04	1985-03-04 00:32	33 km	19 km S of Valparaíso, Chile
M7.4 2010-02-27	2010-02-27 08:01	35 km	124 km W of Lebu, Chile
M7.4 2024-07-19	2024-07-19 01:50	127 km	41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M7.3 1960-12-02	1960-12-02 09:10	35 km	77 km NNE of Taltal, Chile
M7.3 1967-12-21	1967-12-21 02:25	45 km	34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.3 1920-12-10	1920-12-10 04:25	25 km	50 km SSW of Carahue, Chile
M7.3 1919-03-02	1919-03-02 03:26	15 km	Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile
M7.3 1933-02-23	1933-02-23 08:09	35 km	34 km S of Iquique, Chile
M7.2 1928-12-02	1928-12-02 04:20	30 km	47 km NW of Cauquenes, Chile
M7.2 1940-10-04	1940-10-04 07:55	35 km	Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile
M7.2 1931-03-18	1931-03-18 08:02	35 km	37 km S of San Antonio, Chile
M7.2 1981-10-16	1981-10-16 03:25	33 km	135 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
M7.2 1985-04-09	1985-04-09 01:56	38 km	59 km S of San Antonio, Chile
M7.2 1987-08-08	1987-08-08 15:48	70 km	68 km SSE of Arica, Chile
M7.2 1988-02-05	1988-02-05 14:01	37 km	72 km N of Taltal, Chile
M7.2 2011-01-02	2011-01-02 20:20	24 km	42 km NNW of Carahue, Chile
M7.1 1960-05-22	1960-05-22 10:30	25 km	26 km W of Angol, Chile
M7.1 1959-06-14	1959-06-14 00:12	109 km	136 km E of Iquique, Chile
M7.1 1962-02-14	1962-02-14 06:36	30 km	15 km WSW of Angol, Chile
M7.1 1974-08-18	1974-08-18 10:44	36 km	37 km NW of Carahue, Chile

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.