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Chile earthquakes in 1929

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1929. The largest: M6.0 118 km WNW of Illapel, Chile, Apr 16, 1929.

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

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Where every quake of 1929 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1929

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19290
February 19290
March 19290
April 192916.0118 km WNW of Illapel, Chile
May 19290
June 19290
July 192915.723 km NNE of Illapel, Chile
August 192915.8West Chile Rise
September 19290
October 19290
November 19290
December 19290

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 1929

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.