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Chile earthquakes in 1965

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1965. The largest: M7.4 7 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile, Mar 28, 1965.

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

19641966

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196525.7West Chile Rise
February 196517.031 km SSW of Taltal, Chile
March 196527.47 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile
April 19650
May 196545.827 km NNE of San Felipe, Chile
June 196525.9127 km E of Iquique, Chile
July 19650
August 196536.739 km NNW of Colchane, Chile
September 196516.0West Chile Rise
October 196545.9126 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile
November 196516.241 km SSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
December 196515.527 km ESE of Calama, 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 1965

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.