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Chile · Earthquake archives 2021

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

Events214
Largest magnitudeM 6.7
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth42.2 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan16Feb14Mar9Apr16May12Jun12Jul21Aug13Sep55Oct12Nov12Dec22
January16 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0February14 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 1March9 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0April16 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0May12 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0June12 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0July21 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1August13 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0September55 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1October12 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0November12 EventsMax M4.8 · M6+ 0December22 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-02-03 05:23:43 UTCView event →
M 6.473 km W of Talcahuano, Chile18.8 km2021-09-21 13:14:32 UTCView event →
M 6.1295 km WSW of Hanga Roa, Chile10.0 km2021-12-03 04:40:05 UTCView event →
M 6.072 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile22.0 km2021-07-04 01:29:15 UTCView event →
M 5.975 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile24.0 km2021-07-04 01:01:37 UTCView event →
M 5.831 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile33.0 km2021-05-02 06:57:39 UTCView event →
M 5.742 km N of La Serena, Chile45.0 km2021-12-11 14:54:19 UTCView event →
M 5.7West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-03-17 00:12:49 UTCView event →
M 5.741 km ENE of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile109.5 km2021-01-24 00:07:45 UTCView event →
M 5.681 km W of Arica, Chile17.7 km2021-12-07 09:39:36 UTCView event →
M 5.686 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile28.0 km2021-09-01 18:35:45 UTCView event →
M 5.578 km W of Vallenar, Chile17.8 km2021-12-14 04:23:55 UTCView event →
M 5.5West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 16:37:27 UTCView event →
M 5.582 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile13.0 km2021-04-22 00:17:15 UTCView event →
M 5.4West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 23:48:44 UTCView event →
M 5.4West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-01 07:11:30 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile20.1 km2021-07-08 20:38:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4159 km WNW of Constitución, Chile8.2 km2021-06-05 03:05:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 23:13:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-04-20 02:26:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 21:17:34 UTCView event →
M 5.287 km NE of Calama, Chile136.9 km2021-08-07 18:31:04 UTCView event →
M 5.249 km ENE of Calama, Chile114.8 km2021-05-20 18:27:54 UTCView event →
M 5.285 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile8.8 km2021-04-19 04:11:26 UTCView event →
M 5.2West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-04-04 01:20:05 UTCView event →
M 5.235 km NW of Iquique, Chile58.5 km2021-01-30 13:24:59 UTCView event →
M 5.2West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-01-07 07:26:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1153 km E of Taltal, Chile95.3 km2021-12-05 21:51:09 UTCView event →
M 5.1West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-12-05 17:46:38 UTCView event →
M 5.122 km WSW of Cañete, Chile15.7 km2021-12-01 04:39:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2021-10-18 22:23:37 UTCView event →
M 5.176 km W of Talcahuano, Chile9.6 km2021-09-20 13:12:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-09 06:42:47 UTCView event →
M 5.1109 km E of Copiapó, Chile96.8 km2021-08-25 00:28:32 UTCView event →
M 5.157 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile15.2 km2021-06-12 03:36:26 UTCView event →
M 5.181 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile10.0 km2021-04-19 11:13:28 UTCView event →
M 5.185 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile12.8 km2021-04-19 03:18:57 UTCView event →
M 5.116 km SW of Illapel, Chile51.1 km2021-02-10 20:18:29 UTCView event →
M 5.151 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile58.8 km2021-01-16 03:53:36 UTCView event →
M 5.0West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-10-30 05:49:13 UTCView event →
M 5.0West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-05-20 21:01:27 UTCView event →
M 5.079 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile10.3 km2021-04-19 13:05:26 UTCView event →
M 5.055 km WSW of Iquique, Chile26.1 km2021-02-13 18:49:41 UTCView event →
M 4.9115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile102.1 km2021-12-30 16:37:35 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-12-14 03:10:26 UTCView event →
M 4.986 km WNW of Arauco, Chile10.0 km2021-09-22 17:42:02 UTCView event →
M 4.9103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile10.8 km2021-09-15 08:46:59 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-11 09:22:03 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-10 04:21:29 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-09 01:23:49 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-09 01:12:10 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 15:37:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-09-08 15:33:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile103.3 km2021-08-23 21:02:24 UTCView event →
M 4.956 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile60.4 km2021-08-16 07:00:10 UTCView event →
M 4.986 km NNE of Calama, Chile103.6 km2021-07-21 16:23:57 UTCView event →
M 4.9122 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile120.3 km2021-07-13 23:55:17 UTCView event →
M 4.939 km SSW of Salamanca, Chile72.3 km2021-06-22 19:16:26 UTCView event →
M 4.985 km W of Ovalle, Chile10.0 km2021-04-17 03:50:57 UTCView event →
M 4.9218 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile10.0 km2021-03-20 15:15:25 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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