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Chile · Earthquake archives 2020

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

Events218
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+11
M7+0
Average depth50.7 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan17Feb17Mar19Apr20May20Jun12Jul9Aug11Sep42Oct14Nov13Dec24
January17 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February17 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0March19 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0April20 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0May20 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0June12 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 1July9 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August11 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0September42 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 5October14 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0November13 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2December24 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 3

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.886 km NW of Vallenar, Chile21.0 km2020-09-01 04:09:28 UTCView event →
M 6.848 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile112.0 km2020-06-03 07:35:36 UTCView event →
M 6.7146 km WNW of Corral, Chile10.0 km2020-12-27 21:39:14 UTCView event →
M 6.594 km NW of Vallenar, Chile16.0 km2020-09-01 21:09:17 UTCView event →
M 6.340 km NW of Ovalle, Chile30.0 km2020-09-06 01:16:58 UTCView event →
M 6.378 km NW of Vallenar, Chile16.2 km2020-09-01 04:30:02 UTCView event →
M 6.282 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile51.0 km2020-09-11 07:35:57 UTCView event →
M 6.1115 km E of Iquique, Chile105.0 km2020-12-06 16:47:42 UTCView event →
M 6.1100 km NW of Constitución, Chile22.0 km2020-11-22 00:54:56 UTCView event →
M 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile114.0 km2020-12-14 15:20:49 UTCView event →
M 6.0Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2020-11-03 02:40:54 UTCView event →
M 5.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-10-23 01:46:17 UTCView event →
M 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile73.6 km2020-07-17 05:40:36 UTCView event →
M 5.864 km N of La Serena, Chile50.0 km2020-10-28 14:53:11 UTCView event →
M 5.888 km NW of Vallenar, Chile18.1 km2020-09-01 07:01:25 UTCView event →
M 5.746 km WSW of Taltal, Chile20.0 km2020-10-21 09:13:06 UTCView event →
M 5.799 km NW of Vallenar, Chile22.0 km2020-09-01 10:31:52 UTCView event →
M 5.654 km NNW of Tomé, Chile33.0 km2020-03-17 08:12:03 UTCView event →
M 5.542 km SW of Ovalle, Chile51.0 km2020-11-21 02:11:48 UTCView event →
M 5.534 km W of Rauco, Chile57.6 km2020-10-28 04:52:32 UTCView event →
M 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile101.6 km2020-08-03 11:56:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-02-22 23:12:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5102 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile7.5 km2020-01-28 18:16:44 UTCView event →
M 5.483 km NW of Vallenar, Chile19.2 km2020-09-01 05:29:39 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile107.3 km2020-05-10 18:04:21 UTCView event →
M 5.388 km WNW of Iquique, Chile10.0 km2020-10-25 21:17:14 UTCView event →
M 5.334 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile108.9 km2020-04-30 09:23:12 UTCView event →
M 5.379 km NNW of Taltal, Chile36.2 km2020-02-11 13:50:02 UTCView event →
M 5.2Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2020-12-19 15:47:02 UTCView event →
M 5.2125 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile66.4 km2020-12-02 17:00:35 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km NW of La Ligua, Chile35.0 km2020-06-25 11:55:04 UTCView event →
M 5.270 km E of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile114.4 km2020-05-23 13:11:00 UTCView event →
M 5.2298 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile10.0 km2020-04-01 04:09:21 UTCView event →
M 5.296 km ENE of Iquique, Chile102.7 km2020-03-13 02:08:02 UTCView event →
M 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile104.1 km2020-02-16 22:05:44 UTCView event →
M 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile108.3 km2020-02-08 06:17:57 UTCView event →
M 5.1114 km SE of Arica, Chile110.8 km2020-12-27 13:55:20 UTCView event →
M 5.180 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile28.0 km2020-09-01 04:36:36 UTCView event →
M 5.179 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile22.9 km2020-09-01 04:20:46 UTCView event →
M 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile60.4 km2020-08-16 03:18:50 UTCView event →
M 5.199 km SSW of Arica, Chile63.5 km2020-05-06 15:43:12 UTCView event →
M 5.138 km WSW of Cañete, Chile11.3 km2020-04-16 15:13:05 UTCView event →
M 5.1102 km NW of Quirihue, Chile10.0 km2020-03-25 06:52:38 UTCView event →
M 5.1Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2020-03-23 17:46:12 UTCView event →
M 5.1West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-03-07 12:43:06 UTCView event →
M 5.0153 km W of Corral, Chile10.0 km2020-12-27 21:46:59 UTCView event →
M 5.050 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile44.3 km2020-12-08 07:07:20 UTCView event →
M 5.099 km NW of Vallenar, Chile16.3 km2020-09-01 17:13:22 UTCView event →
M 5.028 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile94.6 km2020-07-22 22:25:11 UTCView event →
M 5.074 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile90.5 km2020-05-08 22:42:07 UTCView event →
M 5.058 km SE of Palca, Peru141.9 km2020-04-09 14:06:52 UTCView event →
M 5.0West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-02-22 23:19:02 UTCView event →
M 5.080 km WSW of Constitución, Chile10.0 km2020-02-18 05:32:45 UTCView event →
M 5.0107 km SW of Iquique, Chile10.0 km2020-02-13 05:50:38 UTCView event →
M 5.0West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-02-01 16:04:05 UTCView event →
M 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile109.1 km2020-01-14 01:57:28 UTCView event →
M 5.042 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile40.9 km2020-01-01 16:51:32 UTCView event →
M 4.9Antofagasta, Chile106.1 km2020-12-20 23:36:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-12-14 19:56:55 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2020-11-23 00:36:29 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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