April 25, 1833 Earthquake: Chile

Name: April 25, 1833 Earthquake: Chile
Start: 1833-04-25
Location: Chile

April 25, 1833

An earthquake struck Chile on April 25, 1833 at 14:30:00 UTC.

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: April 25, 1833
Time: 14:30:00 UTC
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 28.500° S, 71.300° 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.

November 11, 1922, Atacama, ChileM8.5 · 700 deaths · 143 km
October 5, 1859, ChileM7.6 · 10 deaths · 339 houses destroyed · 158 km
March 13, 1975, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.9 · 2 deaths · 156 km
January 20, 2019, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.7 · 2 deaths · $100 million · 171 km
April 19, 1955, ChileM7.1 · 1 death · 180 km
May 20, 1918, Northern, ChileM7.9 · 20 km
December 7, 1903, Vallenar, Freirina, ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 29 km
December 29, 1930, Northern, ChileM6 · 29 km
November 15, 1967, Northern, ChileM5.9 · 33 km
November 1, 1995, Near Central Coast, ChileM6.7 · 47 km
May 4, 1923, Vallenar, ChileM7 · 52 km
December 9, 1926, Vallenar, ChileM6 · 63 km
November 7, 1922, Northern, Chile88 km
April 18, 2002, Copiapo, Taltal, ChileM6.6 · 34 houses destroyed · 128 km
April 1, 2002, Coquimbo, LA Serena, Ovalle, Central, ChileM6.4 · 130 km

Significant earthquakes of 1833 The 1800s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 1755.