Significant earthquakes of 2004

June 15, 2004 Earthquake: Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, Chile

June 15, 2004 · M5.9

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, Chile on June 15, 2004 at 11:16:31 UTC, 38 km below the surface.

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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 15, 2004
Time
11:16:31 UTC
Place
Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, Chile
Magnitude
5.9 (Mw)
Focal depth
38 km (24 mi)
Intensity
6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
38.854° S, 73.155° W
Country
Chile

The toll

Damage
Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Minor damage (VI) and power outages occurred in the

Carahue-Imperial-Temuco area. Felt (V) at Loncoche,

Los Lagos and San Jose de la Mariquina; (IV) at Angol,

Arauco, Concepcion, Llanquihue and Valdivia; (III) at

Puerto Montt; (II) at Chillan. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 5786.