September 29, 2019 Earthquake: Concepcion, Chile

Date

September 29, 2019

Time

15:57:53 UTC

Place

Concepcion, Chile

Magnitude

6.8 (Mw)

Focal depth

11 km (7 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.473° S, 73.162° W

Country

Chile

Deaths

1

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.

• January 25, 1939, Chillan, ChileM8.3 · 30,000 deaths · $920 million · 119 km
• February 8, 1570, Old Concepcion, ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · 143 km
• February 27, 2010, Maule, Concepcion, Talcahuano, ChileM8.8 · 558 deaths · $30 billion · 76 km
• December 1, 1928, Talca, Chillan, Santiago, San Fernando, ChileM7.6 · 279 deaths · 118 km
• February 20, 1835, Concepcion, ChileM8.2 · 53 deaths · 151 km
• March 15, 1657, Concepcion, Chillan, ChileM8 · 40 deaths · 151 km
• May 6, 1953, Chillan, Concepcion, ChileM7.6 · 9 deaths · $500 million · 129 km
• July 23, 1898, Concepcion, ChileM6.5 · 6 deaths · 151 km
• March 25, 2012, Parral, Santiago, ChileM7.2 · 1 death · $100 million · 91 km
• January 30, 1914, Off Central Coast, ChileM7.6 · 55 km
• March 25, 1871, Central, ChileM7.5 · 80 km
• February 11, 2011, Off Coast Central, ChileM6.8 · 111 km
• January 27, 1869, Santiago, Valparaiso, Chile126 km
• September 14, 1868, Central, Chile136 km
• May 7, 1838, Central, Chile137 km

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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 10451.