December 1639 Earthquake: Chile

Name: December 1639 Earthquake: Chile
Location: Chile

December 1639

An earthquake struck Chile in December 1639.

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: December 1639
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 30.000° S, 71.400° 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.

September 16, 2015, Central, ChileM8.3 · 15 deaths · $600 million · 2,305 houses destroyed · 177 km
April 6, 1943, Illapel, ChileM8.2 · 11 deaths · 101 km
October 15, 1997, Pueblo Nuevo, Coquimbo, LA Chimba, ChileM7.1 · 8 deaths · $48 million · 5,000 houses destroyed · 105 km
January 20, 2019, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.7 · 2 deaths · $100 million · 5 km
March 13, 1975, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.9 · 2 deaths · 15 km
August 15, 1880, Illapel, ChileM7.7 · 2 deaths · 600 houses destroyed · 181 km
April 19, 1955, ChileM7.1 · 1 death · 58 km
April 24, 1858, La Serena, ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 0 km
August 9, 1869, Coquimbo, Chile0 km
November 17, 1849, Coquimbo, ChileM7.5 · Deaths: few · 6 km
December 1604, Chile15 km
December 17, 1843, Chile15 km
April 1, 2002, Coquimbo, LA Serena, Ovalle, Central, ChileM6.4 · 37 km
June 14, 2019, Coquimbo, ChileM6.4 · 66 km
June 8, 1972, Central, ChileM6.6 · 68 km

Significant earthquakes of 1639 The 1600s 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 941.