June 14, 1970 Earthquake: Southern, Chile
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Southern, Chile on June 14, 1970, 10 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
- June 14, 1970
- Place
- Southern, Chile
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 52.000° S, 73.800° W
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America
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.
June 14, 1970, 52 S, 73.8 W, magnitude 6, depth 10 km. (reference #164)
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #164 Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada (1982). Maremotos en la costa de Chile. Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, IHA Pub 3016, Valparaiso, Chile, 48 p.
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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 6427.