April 22, 1870 Earthquake: Chile

Name: April 22, 1870 Earthquake: Chile
Start: 1870-04-22
Location: Chile

April 22, 1870

An earthquake struck Chile on April 22, 1870 at 13:20:00 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 22, 1870
Time: 13:20:00 UTC
Place: Chile
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 22.500° S, 68.900° 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.

May 10, 1877, Off North Coast, ChileM8.3 · 2,385 deaths · 199 km
December 7, 1953, Northern, ChileM7.4 · 3 deaths · $7.3 million · 49 km
July 30, 1995, Antofagasta, Calama, Mejillones, ChileM8 · 3 deaths · $1.8 million · 115 houses destroyed · 171 km
November 14, 2007, Tocopilla, Maria Elena, ChileM7.7 · 2 deaths · 106 km
December 21, 1967, Northern, ChileM7.5 · 1 death · 108 km
July 19, 2024, Northern, ChileM7.4 · 1 death · 130 km
December 9, 1950, Chile-ArgentinaM8 · 1 death · 181 km
December 26, 1948, Antofagasta, ChileM7 · 10 km
October 19, 1929, ChileM7.5 · 57 km
July 3, 1836, Cobija, ChileM7.5 · 144 km
November 20, 1928, Northern, ChileM7.1 · 164 km
June 19, 1970, Northern, ChileM6.4 · 171 km
November 3, 1933, ChileM5.5 · 174 km
May 15, 1877, Huanillos, Northern, Chile190 km
August 25, 1916, Bolivia-Northern ChileM7.5 · 191 km

Significant earthquakes of 1870 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 2168.