Chile earthquakes in 1928
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1928. The largest: M7.7 30 km NNE of Constitución, Chile, Dec 1, 1928.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1928 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1928
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.722 km WNW of Talca, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.6102 km W of Constitución, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.510 km NNE of Cauquenes, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.331 km NE of Constitución, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.534 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 35 km deep
- 7.247 km NW of Cauquenes, Chile · 30 km deep
- 6.213 km S of Constitución, Chile · 35 km deep
- 6.067 km WNW of Quirihue, Chile · 35 km deep
- 7.730 km NNE of Constitución, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.943 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 15 km deep
- 7.064 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 45 km deep
- 6.0107 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.7112 km W of Iquique, Chile · 15 km deep
- 6.117 km S of Constitución, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.9Off the coast of Atacama, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.732 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 35 km deep
- 6.546 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 30 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1928 | 2 | 6.5 | 46 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile |
| February 1928 | 0 | ||
| March 1928 | 0 | ||
| April 1928 | 1 | 5.9 | Off the coast of Atacama, Chile |
| May 1928 | 1 | 6.1 | 17 km S of Constitución, Chile |
| June 1928 | 1 | 5.7 | 112 km W of Iquique, Chile |
| July 1928 | 1 | 6.0 | 107 km WNW of Illapel, Chile |
| August 1928 | 0 | ||
| September 1928 | 0 | ||
| October 1928 | 0 | ||
| November 1928 | 2 | 7.0 | 64 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| December 1928 | 9 | 7.7 | 30 km NNE of Constitución, Chile |
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.
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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.