Significant earthquakes of 1765

1765 Earthquake: Valparaiso, Chile

1765

An earthquake struck Valparaiso, Chile in 1765. 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
1765
Place
Valparaiso, Chile
Epicenter
33.050° S, 71.617° 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.

Latitude and longitude are not accurate.

1765. There was an earthquake in Valparaiso, during which boats were tossed up on land by the ocean as far as the Church of San Francisco, which was standing on higher ground. [This date is probably incorrect and the reference is to the tsunami of 24.V.1751.] (Reference #415).

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 10015.