May 7, 1906 Earthquake: Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
An earthquake struck Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile on May 7, 1906, 33 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- May 7, 1906
- Place
- Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 18.500° S, 70.300° W
- Country
- Chile
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
There were strong shocks lasting about 35 seconds at Tacna and Arica and the sea was agitated. (reference #415)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 13, 1868, Arica, Chile
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-Chile
- November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, Peru
- April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, Chile
- August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, Chile
- August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- August 12, 1923, Northern, Chile
- September 16, 1615, Arica, Chile
- March 10, 1681, Chile
- March 27, 1892, Arica, Chile
- June 4, 1845, Chile
- November 26, 1705, Arica, Chile
- May 6, 2010, Tacna, Peru
More
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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 6617.