October 27, 1881 Earthquake: Northern, Chile

Date

October 27, 1881

Place

Northern, Chile

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

19.600° S, 70.200° W

Country

Chile

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• August 13, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 139 km
• September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-ChileM7.7 · 700 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 173 km
• June 13, 2005, Tarapaca, ChileM7.7 · 11 deaths · $5.1 million · 544 houses destroyed · 113 km
• April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, ChileM8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 60 km
• August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, ChileM6.9 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 1,000 houses destroyed · 68 km
• November 30, 1976, Pozo Almonte, Oficina Victoria, Arica, ChileM7.3 · 1 death · 168 km
• June 25, 1869, Iquique, Pisagua, Chile0 km
• June 15, 1877, Northern, Chile0 km
• September 14, 1882, Pisagua, Chile0 km
• August 24, 1869, Tacna, Iquique, Pica, Peru, ChileM7.5 · 3 km
• January 23, 1878, Tarapaca, ChileM7.9 · Deaths: few · 38 km
• October 5, 1871, ChileM7.3 · Deaths: few · 101 houses destroyed · 67 km
• September 26, 1903, Iquique, Chile67 km
• March 16, 2014, Iquique, ChileM6.7 · 67 km
• August 23, 1877, Iquique, Chile68 km

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