December 17, 1843 Earthquake: Chile

Name: December 17, 1843 Earthquake: Chile
Start: 1843-12-17
Location: Chile

December 17, 1843

An earthquake struck Chile on December 17, 1843 at 22:15:00 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: December 17, 1843
Time: 22:15:00 UTC
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 29.900° 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.

September 16, 2015, Central, ChileM8.3 · 15 deaths · $600 million · 2,305 houses destroyed · 189 km
April 6, 1943, Illapel, ChileM8.2 · 11 deaths · 116 km
October 15, 1997, Pueblo Nuevo, Coquimbo, LA Chimba, ChileM7.1 · 8 deaths · $48 million · 5,000 houses destroyed · 115 km
March 13, 1975, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.9 · 2 deaths · 0 km
January 20, 2019, Coquimbo, LA Serena, ChileM6.7 · 2 deaths · $100 million · 17 km
August 15, 1880, Illapel, ChileM7.7 · 2 deaths · 600 houses destroyed · 192 km
April 19, 1955, ChileM7.1 · 1 death · 68 km
December 1604, Chile0 km
November 17, 1849, Coquimbo, ChileM7.5 · Deaths: few · 9 km
December 1639, Chile15 km
April 24, 1858, La Serena, ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 15 km
August 9, 1869, Coquimbo, Chile15 km
April 1, 2002, Coquimbo, LA Serena, Ovalle, Central, ChileM6.4 · 27 km
June 14, 2019, Coquimbo, ChileM6.4 · 77 km
November 11, 2015, La Serena, ChileM6.9 · 81 km

Significant earthquakes of 1843 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 1853.