Chile earthquakes
41 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Chile in the past 30 days: 5 in the past week and 0 in the past 24 hours. The largest: M5.2 28 km NE of Villa Presidente Frei, Chile, Sep 18, 1:52 PM GMT-3.
From the USGS, checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 11:34 PM GMT-3. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.
Map
Where every quake below was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.434 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 37 hr ago · 39 km deep
- 5.228 km NE of Villa Presidente Frei, Chile · 2 days ago · 100 km deep · felt by 34
- 4.4West Chile Rise · 3 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 3 days ago · 83 km deep
- 4.624 km W of Osorno, Chile · 3 days ago · 62 km deep · felt by 1
- 3.990 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 8 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.9235 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 9 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.041 km S of Camiña, Chile · 10 days ago · 101 km deep
- 4.385 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 11 days ago · 123 km deep
- 4.360 km SW of La Tirana, Chile · 12 days ago · 31 km deep · felt by 3
- 4.226 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 12 days ago · 116 km deep
- 4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 13 days ago · 111 km deep
- 4.287 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 13 days ago · 100 km deep
- 4.313 km E of San Clemente, Chile · 13 days ago · 108 km deep
- 4.5132 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 13 days ago · 90 km deep
- 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 14 days ago · 122 km deep
- 4.833 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15 days ago · 116 km deep
- 4.310 km SW of Lautaro, Chile · 15 days ago · 65 km deep
- 3.542 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 15 days ago · 50 km deep · felt by 4
- 4.355 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 16 days ago · 217 km deep
- 4.477 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 16 days ago · 109 km deep
- 2.732 km W of Puerto, Chile · 16 days ago · 44 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.536 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 17 days ago · 131 km deep
- 4.829 km WSW of Salamanca, Chile · 17 days ago · 82 km deep · felt by 6
- 5.126 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 18 days ago · 59 km deep · felt by 5
- 4.422 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18 days ago · 139 km deep
- 4.183 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 19 days ago · 110 km deep
- 4.679 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 20 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.351 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 20 days ago · 28 km deep
- 4.4West Chile Rise · 20 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.727 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 22 days ago · 50 km deep · felt by 8
- 4.568 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 22 days ago · 160 km deep
- 4.3107 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 23 days ago · 79 km deep
- 4.538 km NNE of Cuya, Chile · 23 days ago · 88 km deep
- 4.519 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 24 days ago · 122 km deep
- 4.747 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 25 days ago · 122 km deep
- 4.222 km NE of Talca, Chile · 25 days ago · 79 km deep
- 4.466 km ENE of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 26 days ago · 104 km deep
- 4.251 km W of Taltal, Chile · 26 days ago · 36 km deep
- 4.525 km ESE of Coihueco, Chile · 28 days ago · 100 km deep
- 4.629 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 29 days ago · 105 km deep
Largest on record in Chile
The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
What this means
Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.
| Intensity | Shaking | What people notice |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not felt | Recorded by instruments only. |
| II to III | Weak | Felt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing. |
| IV | Light | Felt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing. |
| V | Moderate | Felt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over. |
| VI | Strong | Felt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight. |
| VII | Very strong | Damage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones. |
| VIII | Severe | Considerable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall. |
| IX and up | Violent to extreme | Heavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations. |
Did I just feel an earthquake?
A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.