Chile earthquakes in 1963
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1963. The largest: M6.4 219 km WSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, May 18, 1963.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1963 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1963
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.370 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.9West Chile Rise · 15 km deep
- 6.1Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 15 km deep
- 6.4219 km WSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.627 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 50 km deep
- 6.2245 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · 19 km deep
- 6.0Near the coast of Araucania, Chile · 25 km deep
- 6.439 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 25 km deep
- 6.0248 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1963 | 1 | 6.0 | 248 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| February 1963 | 2 | 6.4 | 39 km NW of Carahue, Chile |
| March 1963 | 2 | 6.2 | 245 km WSW of Quellón, Chile |
| April 1963 | 0 | ||
| May 1963 | 1 | 6.4 | 219 km WSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| June 1963 | 0 | ||
| July 1963 | 0 | ||
| August 1963 | 1 | 6.1 | Off the coast of Aisen, Chile |
| September 1963 | 0 | ||
| October 1963 | 0 | ||
| November 1963 | 1 | 5.9 | West Chile Rise |
| December 1963 | 1 | 6.3 | 70 km SSE of Tocopilla, 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.