Significant earthquakes of 1742

March 23, 1742 Earthquake: Concepcion, Chile

March 23, 1742

An earthquake struck Concepcion, Chile on March 23, 1742. It caused a tsunami.

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
March 23, 1742
Place
Concepcion, Chile
Epicenter
36.800° S, 73.000° W
Country
Chile

The toll

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

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

March 23, 1742, 45.5 S, 75.1 W. (reference #1206)

March 23, 1742. There was a strong earthquake and tsunami in Concepcion (Navarette, 1933). [Erroneous information?] (reference #415)

1741, 1742, 1743. Chile, various earthquakes in the islands of Wager and Chiloe, also Valparaiso, intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys, to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 9783.