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Chile · Earthquake archives 2016

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

Events273
Largest magnitudeM 7.6
M6+7
M7+1
Average depth44.6 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan27Feb27Mar29Apr23May16Jun17Jul30Aug19Sep20Oct16Nov22Dec27
January27 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0February27 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 2March29 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0April23 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0May16 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0June17 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0July30 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1August19 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0September20 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0October16 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1November22 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 2December27 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.641 km SW of Quellón, Chile38.0 km2016-12-25 14:22:27 UTCView event →
M 6.321 km SE of Curicó, Chile90.0 km2016-11-04 16:20:44 UTCView event →
M 6.337 km W of Ovalle, Chile29.0 km2016-02-10 00:33:05 UTCView event →
M 6.154 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile72.0 km2016-07-25 17:26:50 UTCView event →
M 6.042 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile20.0 km2016-11-08 04:55:45 UTCView event →
M 6.088 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile12.6 km2016-10-27 20:32:55 UTCView event →
M 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile12.0 km2016-02-22 06:36:59 UTCView event →
M 5.9Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2016-07-27 01:25:12 UTCView event →
M 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile8.0 km2016-07-19 05:18:40 UTCView event →
M 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile28.0 km2016-06-05 05:51:11 UTCView event →
M 5.742 km W of Ovalle, Chile24.0 km2016-01-08 01:12:01 UTCView event →
M 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, Chile14.9 km2016-12-25 14:32:13 UTCView event →
M 5.596 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile119.0 km2016-06-24 21:29:19 UTCView event →
M 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile28.3 km2016-06-06 13:16:02 UTCView event →
M 5.450 km NNW of Constitución, Chile14.2 km2016-08-30 08:09:09 UTCView event →
M 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile107.2 km2016-08-16 02:58:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4134 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile121.0 km2016-07-27 06:43:48 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile29.5 km2016-06-06 13:21:59 UTCView event →
M 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile24.7 km2016-05-11 13:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km NNE of Taltal, Chile53.0 km2016-10-30 04:49:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3121 km E of Iquique, Chile98.8 km2016-09-07 20:03:23 UTCView event →
M 5.321 km ESE of Diego de Almagro, Chile59.3 km2016-04-16 06:05:22 UTCView event →
M 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile29.7 km2016-04-06 17:35:38 UTCView event →
M 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile24.4 km2016-04-04 12:32:45 UTCView event →
M 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile25.4 km2016-03-16 03:49:32 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 5.2West Chile Rise10.0 km2016-10-31 00:00:43 UTCView event →
M 5.294 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile10.0 km2016-10-29 22:01:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2West Chile Rise10.0 km2016-10-05 18:47:49 UTCView event →
M 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile24.0 km2016-07-18 02:58:50 UTCView event →
M 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile42.0 km2016-04-18 11:38:38 UTCView event →
M 5.252 km WSW of Arica, Chile33.4 km2016-03-02 09:49:53 UTCView event →
M 5.271 km S of Calama, Chile85.5 km2016-02-25 15:35:06 UTCView event →
M 5.250 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile35.8 km2016-01-29 20:07:15 UTCView event →
M 5.1160 km ENE of Iquique, Chile103.3 km2016-12-25 14:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile91.9 km2016-10-31 05:44:30 UTCView event →
M 5.1117 km NNE of Calama, Chile104.4 km2016-09-24 20:27:18 UTCView event →
M 5.1279 km WSW of Hanga Roa, Chile10.0 km2016-09-03 10:59:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile17.6 km2016-08-16 18:17:32 UTCView event →
M 5.183 km W of Iquique, Chile11.1 km2016-07-05 02:29:03 UTCView event →
M 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile26.0 km2016-06-22 03:54:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1147 km NE of Iquique, Chile97.2 km2016-06-05 15:05:33 UTCView event →
M 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile25.8 km2016-05-22 11:47:09 UTCView event →
M 5.130 km ESE of Paine, Chile110.5 km2016-04-14 09:38:44 UTCView event →
M 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile36.8 km2016-03-12 16:05:15 UTCView event →
M 5.144 km W of Ovalle, Chile33.8 km2016-02-10 01:14:06 UTCView event →
M 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, Chile23.7 km2016-02-05 05:28:08 UTCView event →
M 5.0103 km NW of Copiapó, Chile10.0 km2016-10-25 07:18:20 UTCView event →
M 5.0247 km WSW of Hanga Roa, Chile15.8 km2016-09-26 11:19:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0242 km WSW of Hanga Roa, Chile10.0 km2016-09-22 08:48:09 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile127.4 km2016-09-20 13:24:42 UTCView event →
M 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile121.4 km2016-09-08 02:34:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile100.0 km2016-08-14 13:28:42 UTCView event →
M 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile30.0 km2016-08-08 12:24:32 UTCView event →
M 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile35.0 km2016-07-18 08:59:43 UTCView event →
M 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile45.7 km2016-06-27 12:51:13 UTCView event →
M 5.079 km ESE of Arica, Chile94.4 km2016-03-10 08:34:12 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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