January 30, 1914 Earthquake: Off Central Coast, Chile

Name: January 30, 1914 Earthquake: Off Central Coast, Chile
Start: 1914-01-30
Location: Off Central Coast, Chile

January 30, 1914 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Off Central Coast, Chile on January 30, 1914 at 03:35:50 UTC, 33 km below the surface.

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: January 30, 1914
Time: 03:35:50 UTC
Place: Off Central Coast, Chile
Magnitude: 7.6 (Ms)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 35.000° S, 73.000° 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.

January 30, 1914, 03:36 UTC, 35 S, 73 W, magnitude 7.6. reference #1206)

January 30, 1914, 03:36.0 UTC, 35 S, 73 W, shallow depth, magnitude 7.6. (reference #130)

January 30, 1914, 03:36 UTC, 35 S, 73 W, magnitude 7.6 MS. (reference #1092)

January 30, 1914, 03:35:50 UTC, 34.1 S, 66 W, shallow depth, magnitude 8.2. (reference #88)

January 30, 1914, magnitude 8.2, in San Luis, Argentina. (reference #1002)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1914 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1914 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 2997.