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Chile · Earthquake archives December 2016

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events27
Largest magnitudeM 7.6
M6+1
M7+1
Average depth36.8 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.641 km SW of Quellón, Chile38.0 km2016-12-25 14:22:27 UTCView event →
M 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, Chile14.9 km2016-12-25 14:32:13 UTCView event →
M 5.268 km WSW of Quellón, Chile18.0 km2016-12-25 22:54:34 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile35.6 km2016-12-16 23:11:43 UTCView event →
M 5.260 km W of Illapel, Chile41.2 km2016-12-08 20:42:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2207 km W of Cochrane, Chile35.0 km2016-12-05 07:33:19 UTCView event →
M 5.1160 km ENE of Iquique, Chile103.3 km2016-12-25 14:01:33 UTCView event →
M 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile35.1 km2016-12-19 15:36:46 UTCView event →
M 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile33.5 km2016-12-08 20:44:34 UTCView event →
M 4.849 km SW of Quellón, Chile30.4 km2016-12-27 14:07:23 UTCView event →
M 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile49.9 km2016-12-12 01:40:25 UTCView event →
M 4.897 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile18.3 km2016-12-01 02:24:08 UTCView event →
M 4.763 km WSW of Quellón, Chile23.3 km2016-12-27 00:45:13 UTCView event →
M 4.7West Chile Rise10.0 km2016-12-26 06:35:10 UTCView event →
M 4.7238 km W of Cochrane, Chile10.0 km2016-12-17 16:51:31 UTCView event →
M 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile22.5 km2016-12-03 04:30:58 UTCView event →
M 4.7107 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile15.9 km2016-12-02 01:14:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6West Chile Rise10.0 km2016-12-29 11:03:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile115.2 km2016-12-29 08:31:06 UTCView event →
M 4.6145 km SE of Arica, Chile109.0 km2016-12-28 01:06:53 UTCView event →
M 4.6161 km WSW of Quellón, Chile21.3 km2016-12-20 11:29:56 UTCView event →
M 4.556 km W of Quellón, Chile25.9 km2016-12-27 18:18:05 UTCView event →
M 4.574 km WSW of Quellón, Chile17.5 km2016-12-25 17:58:06 UTCView event →
M 4.585 km WSW of Quellón, Chile14.3 km2016-12-25 17:03:38 UTCView event →
M 4.529 km SE of Palca, Peru125.0 km2016-12-22 03:24:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5166 km WNW of Constitución, Chile10.0 km2016-12-10 03:01:08 UTCView event →
M 4.5West Chile Rise10.0 km2016-12-04 01:31:43 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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