1520 Earthquake: Chile

Name: 1520 Earthquake: Chile
Location: Chile

1520

An earthquake struck Chile in 1520.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: 1520
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 40.000° S, 74.000° W
Country: Chile

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 16, 1575, Valdivia, ChileM8.5 · 1,321 deaths · 72 km
September 26, 2019, South Central, ChileM6.1 · 1 death · 192 km
February 6, 1869, Valdivia, Corral, Chile52 km
December 27, 2020, Off Coast Central, ChileM6.7 · 112 km
June 15, 2004, Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, ChileM5.9 · 147 km
October 28, 1562, ChileM8 · Deaths: many · 151 km
October 11, 1940, South Central, ChileM7 · 172 km
August 18, 1974, La Union, Valdivia, ChileM7.1 · 175 km
December 28, 1871, Puerto Montt, Chile187 km
November 1, 1960, Concepcion, ChileM7.4 · Deaths: few · 192 km

Significant earthquakes of 1520 The 1500s Recent earthquakes near here

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 690.