June 4, 1845 Earthquake: Chile

Name: June 4, 1845 Earthquake: Chile
Start: 1845-06-04
Location: Chile

June 4, 1845

An earthquake struck Chile on June 4, 1845 at 02:15:00 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: June 4, 1845
Time: 02:15:00 UTC
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 18.500° S, 70.400° 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.

August 13, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 64 km
February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, PeruM7.9 · 1,500 deaths · 196 km
September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-ChileM7.7 · 700 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 70 km
November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, PeruM8.5 · 174 deaths · 89 km
April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, ChileM8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 129 km
August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, ChileM6.9 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 1,000 houses destroyed · 72 km
August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, ChileM6.4 · 1 death · 87 km
May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, PeruM6.5 · 1 death · 134 km
September 16, 1615, Arica, ChileM7.5 · 5 km
March 10, 1681, ChileM7.5 · 5 km
March 27, 1892, Arica, Chile5 km
May 7, 1906, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile11 km
August 12, 1923, Northern, Chile11 km
November 26, 1705, Arica, Chile24 km
May 6, 2010, Tacna, PeruM6.2 · 52 km

Significant earthquakes of 1845 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 1870.