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Chile earthquakes in 1964

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1964. The largest: M6.7 156 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile, Aug 18, 1964.

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

19631965

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Where every quake of 1964 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1964

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19640
February 19640
March 196415.842 km SW of Constitución, Chile
April 196425.9West Chile Rise
May 19640
June 19640
July 196416.584 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
August 196426.7156 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
September 196415.569 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile
October 19640
November 19640
December 196415.249 km WSW of Lebu, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Chile nowWorldwide in 1964

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.