June 13, 2005 Earthquake: Tarapaca, Chile

Name: June 13, 2005 Earthquake: Tarapaca, Chile
Start: 2005-06-13
Location: Tarapaca, Chile

June 13, 2005 · M7.7 · 11 deaths · $5.1 million · 544 houses destroyed

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tarapaca, Chile on June 13, 2005 at 22:44:33 UTC, 116 km below the surface. It killed 11 people.

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 13, 2005
Time: 22:44:33 UTC
Place: Tarapaca, Chile
Magnitude: 7.7 (Mw)
Focal depth: 116 km (72 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 19.987° S, 69.197° W
Country: Chile

The toll

Deaths: 11
Injuries: 200
Damage: $5.1 million
Houses destroyed: 544

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.

Five people killed by collapsed buildings and 6 people killed when their vehicle was struck by a boulder near Iquique. At least 200 people injured, 544 houses destroyed and 8,691 damaged (VII), power and telephone services interrupted, roads damaged and landslides occurred in the Iquique area. A rock fell from El Morro near Arica. Felt (VI) at Calama and Tocopilla; (V) at Arica, Chanaral and El Salvador; (IV) at Antofagasta, Caldera and Copiapo. Felt throughout northern Chile. Also felt (V) at Arequipa, Ilo, Moquega, Punta de Bombon and Tacna, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and in Distrito Federal, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo, Brazil. (reference #1053)

11 deaths, 182 injured in Chile, USD 5 million in damages; USD 0.05 million in damages in Peru (reference #1250)

11 deaths, 200 injured, USD 100 million in economic loss (reference #13727)

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 8135.