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Chile · Earthquake archives 2023

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

Events180
Largest magnitudeM 6.6
M6+5
M7+0
Average depth58.1 km

Monthly activity

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

January18 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February21 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0March20 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1April10 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0May11 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1June10 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0July13 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0August14 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0September10 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 2October16 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1November21 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0December16 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.680 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile34.0 km2023-10-31 12:33:43 UTCView event →
M 6.338 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile36.0 km2023-09-06 23:48:04 UTCView event →
M 6.3105 km WSW of Constitución, Chile26.0 km2023-03-30 17:33:08 UTCView event →
M 6.1West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-09-13 11:49:15 UTCView event →
M 6.0West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-05-26 22:18:25 UTCView event →
M 5.962 km W of Copiapó, Chile53.0 km2023-04-04 19:08:46 UTCView event →
M 5.853 km SW of Cañete, Chile16.0 km2023-12-24 03:23:43 UTCView event →
M 5.828 km ENE of Camiña, Chile112.0 km2023-12-02 07:55:41 UTCView event →
M 5.8108 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile135.0 km2023-07-06 00:31:56 UTCView event →
M 5.7122 km W of Copiapó, Chile8.0 km2023-09-15 18:07:39 UTCView event →
M 5.730 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile99.0 km2023-07-09 17:11:33 UTCView event →
M 5.621 km N of Tocopilla, Chile61.7 km2023-12-21 16:21:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-04-25 11:12:24 UTCView event →
M 5.614 km NW of Melipilla, Chile60.0 km2023-03-21 17:38:13 UTCView event →
M 5.586 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile21.0 km2023-09-11 13:37:08 UTCView event →
M 5.570 km SW of La Tirana, Chile24.6 km2023-05-30 16:51:35 UTCView event →
M 5.5165 km WSW of Lebu, Chile8.0 km2023-03-14 19:56:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5156 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile10.0 km2023-02-23 10:23:36 UTCView event →
M 5.528 km N of La Serena, Chile70.2 km2023-02-05 01:02:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile49.0 km2023-01-12 06:19:10 UTCView event →
M 5.450 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile101.2 km2023-10-26 21:49:34 UTCView event →
M 5.449 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile41.8 km2023-06-15 19:07:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4161 km N of Calama, Chile105.2 km2023-03-26 00:02:43 UTCView event →
M 5.351 km N of La Serena, Chile43.1 km2023-08-30 14:17:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3109 km WNW of Puerto, Chile8.5 km2023-02-19 02:40:40 UTCView event →
M 5.2236 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile10.5 km2023-12-09 04:49:44 UTCView event →
M 5.278 km NE of Calama, Chile105.4 km2023-11-23 15:37:08 UTCView event →
M 5.257 km E of La Tirana, Chile85.0 km2023-08-23 14:02:09 UTCView event →
M 5.26 km NNW of Taltal, Chile45.6 km2023-05-07 06:29:01 UTCView event →
M 5.281 km NNE of Taltal, Chile49.4 km2023-03-31 10:46:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2023-03-11 02:35:28 UTCView event →
M 5.161 km WSW of Cañete, Chile10.0 km2023-12-24 03:32:48 UTCView event →
M 5.130 km W of Valparaíso, Chile30.9 km2023-11-06 13:51:10 UTCView event →
M 5.152 km N of La Serena, Chile47.9 km2023-09-17 04:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1Tarapaca, Chile100.8 km2023-08-05 17:38:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1114 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile8.4 km2023-03-26 11:39:01 UTCView event →
M 5.1West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-03-23 02:56:54 UTCView event →
M 5.1154 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia126.3 km2023-01-04 23:23:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2023-12-06 01:58:43 UTCView event →
M 5.060 km SSE of Camiña, Chile118.2 km2023-12-01 08:45:08 UTCView event →
M 5.068 km WNW of La Junta, Chile77.4 km2023-08-28 23:25:01 UTCView event →
M 5.076 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile100.1 km2023-06-03 10:08:33 UTCView event →
M 5.0Maule, Chile85.9 km2023-04-27 06:07:13 UTCView event →
M 5.037 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile59.3 km2023-03-06 07:34:51 UTCView event →
M 4.995 km S of Antofagasta, Chile41.1 km2023-12-02 09:31:32 UTCView event →
M 4.9106 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile59.2 km2023-11-27 10:08:25 UTCView event →
M 4.928 km SW of Ovalle, Chile49.9 km2023-11-20 21:03:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-09-20 00:27:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-05-12 08:37:06 UTCView event →
M 4.9West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-01-16 10:15:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9Chile-Bolivia border region114.1 km2023-01-16 07:50:35 UTCView event →
M 4.880 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile108.5 km2023-10-28 09:59:22 UTCView event →
M 4.813 km NNE of Camiña, Chile108.3 km2023-10-11 05:29:50 UTCView event →
M 4.898 km S of La Tirana, Chile70.8 km2023-10-08 07:28:53 UTCView event →
M 4.8Off the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile10.0 km2023-09-17 02:18:05 UTCView event →
M 4.8West Chile Rise10.0 km2023-08-16 10:32:04 UTCView event →
M 4.8Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2023-07-31 04:07:58 UTCView event →
M 4.825 km ENE of Curanilahue, Chile45.8 km2023-07-30 02:16:24 UTCView event →
M 4.847 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile133.7 km2023-06-25 11:34:57 UTCView event →
M 4.826 km SE of Calama, Chile112.5 km2023-06-19 02:23:08 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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