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Chile earthquakes in 1927

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1927. The largest: M7.0 12 km S of Puerto Cisnes, Chile, Nov 21, 1927.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19261928

Map

Where every quake of 1927 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1927

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19270
February 192716.535 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
March 192715.569 km E of Taltal, Chile
April 19270
May 19270
June 192715.8176 km W of Coquimbo, Chile
July 19270
August 19270
September 19270
October 19270
November 192727.012 km S of Puerto Cisnes, Chile
December 19270

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Chile nowWorldwide in 1927

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.