December 27, 2020 Earthquake: Off Coast Central, Chile
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Off Coast Central, Chile on December 27, 2020 at 21:39:14 UTC, 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
- December 27, 2020
- Time
- 21:39:14 UTC
- Place
- Off Coast Central, Chile
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 39.340° S, 74.985° 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.
Valdivia, Los Lagos, Chile - CDI: 5; Vilcun, Araucanía, Chile - CDI: 4; Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile - CDI: 4; La Unión, Los Lagos, Chile - CDI: 4; Carahue, Araucanía, Chile - CDI: 4 Lautaro, Araucanía, Chile - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 22, 1960, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile
- December 16, 1575, Valdivia, Chile
- April 20, 1949, Angol, Traiguen, Chile
- November 1, 1960, Concepcion, Chile
- 1520, Chile
- October 28, 1562, Chile
- February 6, 1869, Valdivia, Corral, Chile
- August 18, 1974, La Union, Valdivia, Chile
- June 15, 2004, Carahue, Imperial, Temuco, Chile
- August 20, 1920, Off Coast Central, Chile
- May 10, 1975, Central, Chile
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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 10522.