Chile earthquakes in 1971
42 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1971. The largest: M7.8 19 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile, Jul 8, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.256 km N of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 58 km deep
- 5.618 km NNW of Mejillones, Chile · 24 km deep
- 6.128 km NNW of Mejillones, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.332 km NW of Mejillones, Chile · 29 km deep
- 5.439 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 48 km deep
- 5.447 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.346 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.576 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 136 km deep
- 5.883 km NE of Calama, Chile · 118 km deep
- 5.245 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 50 km deep
- 5.895 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.7149 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.328 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 57 km deep
- 5.235 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 49 km deep
- 5.397 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.425 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 44 km deep
- 5.634 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.638 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.6120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.130 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.469 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.532 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 39 km deep
- 6.449 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.034 km N of Valparaíso, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.432 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.239 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 50 km deep
- 5.539 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.964 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 24 km deep
- 7.819 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 61 km deep
- 5.5153 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.6145 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 5.3284 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 15 km deep
- 6.3152 km E of Taltal, Chile · 90 km deep
- 5.445 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 43 km deep
- 5.320 km NW of Constitución, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.774 km N of Calama, Chile · 95 km deep
- 5.244 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 19 km deep
- 5.534 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 19 km deep
- 5.244 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.715 km WSW of Talcahuano, Chile · 28 km deep
- 5.737 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 51 km deep
- 5.392 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 35 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1971 in Chile.
- 7.819 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 61 km deep
- 6.449 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 40 km deep
- 6.3152 km E of Taltal, Chile · 90 km deep
- 6.128 km NNW of Mejillones, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.964 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.883 km NE of Calama, Chile · 118 km deep
- 5.895 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.774 km N of Calama, Chile · 95 km deep
- 5.715 km WSW of Talcahuano, Chile · 28 km deep
- 5.737 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 51 km deep
- 5.7149 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.634 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.618 km NNW of Mejillones, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.6145 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 5.638 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.6120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.5153 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.576 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 136 km deep
- 5.539 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.532 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 39 km deep
- 5.534 km NW of Cartagena, Chile · 19 km deep
- 5.447 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.469 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.425 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 44 km deep
- 5.432 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 37 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 1 | 5.3 | 92 km S of Antofagasta, Chile |
| February 1971 | 2 | 5.7 | 15 km WSW of Talcahuano, Chile |
| March 1971 | 3 | 5.5 | 34 km NW of Cartagena, Chile |
| April 1971 | 1 | 5.7 | 74 km N of Calama, Chile |
| May 1971 | 1 | 5.3 | 20 km NW of Constitución, Chile |
| June 1971 | 4 | 6.3 | 152 km E of Taltal, Chile |
| July 1971 | 13 | 7.8 | 19 km NNE of Hacienda La Calera, Chile |
| August 1971 | 2 | 5.6 | 34 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile |
| September 1971 | 5 | 5.8 | 95 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile |
| October 1971 | 5 | 5.8 | 83 km NE of Calama, Chile |
| November 1971 | 1 | 5.4 | 39 km SW of Illapel, Chile |
| December 1971 | 4 | 6.1 | 28 km NNW of Mejillones, 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.