Chile earthquakes in 1969
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1969. The largest: M6.2 5 km NW of Ovalle, Chile, Apr 26, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.535 km E of Los Andes, Chile · 103 km deep
- 6.0133 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.228 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.564 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 120 km deep
- 5.122 km WNW of Bulnes, Chile · 50 km deep
- 5.533 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.18 km NNW of Pucón, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.335 km N of La Serena, Chile · 52 km deep
- 5.577 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.848 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 35 km deep
- 6.25 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 32 km deep
- 6.035 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 38 km deep
- 5.241 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 46 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 0 | ||
| February 1969 | 0 | ||
| March 1969 | 1 | 5.2 | 41 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Chile |
| April 1969 | 2 | 6.2 | 5 km NW of Ovalle, Chile |
| May 1969 | 1 | 5.8 | 48 km W of Ovalle, Chile |
| June 1969 | 0 | ||
| July 1969 | 0 | ||
| August 1969 | 3 | 5.5 | 77 km NW of Copiapó, Chile |
| September 1969 | 3 | 5.5 | 64 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| October 1969 | 1 | 5.2 | 28 km SSE of Cañete, Chile |
| November 1969 | 1 | 6.0 | 133 km NW of Vallenar, Chile |
| December 1969 | 1 | 5.5 | 35 km E of Los Andes, 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.