Chile earthquakes in 1974
109 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1974. The largest: M7.1 37 km NW of Carahue, Chile, Aug 18, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.559 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.275 km SE of Arica, Chile · 63 km deep
- 5.076 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 32 km deep
- 4.9Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8154 km N of Calama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.3Tarapaca, Chile · 118 km deep
- 5.2West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.728 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.152 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 53 km deep
- 4.639 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 41 km deep
- 4.759 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 110 km deep
- 5.514 km N of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 90 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.732 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 37 km deep
- 4.5130 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 136 km deep
- 4.5104 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.752 km SE of Molina, Chile · 105 km deep
- 5.156 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 65 km deep
- 4.541 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 25 km deep
- 4.634 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 55 km deep
- 4.644 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 127 km deep
- 5.351 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 4.770 km NE of Calama, Chile · 108 km deep
- 4.6129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 91 km deep
- 4.598 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 176 km deep
- 4.847 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 61 km deep
- 4.644 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.296 km SE of Arica, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.650 km S of Cañete, Chile · 19 km deep
- 4.767 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 24 km deep
- 4.845 km ESE of Molina, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.264 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 16 km deep
- 5.156 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.855 km E of Arica, Chile · 128 km deep
- 4.853 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 22 km deep
- 5.445 km NNW of Carahue, Chile · 23 km deep
- 4.733 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.836 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.758 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 68 km deep
- 5.422 km SE of Calama, Chile · 109 km deep
- 5.4140 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 102 km deep
- 4.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 60 km deep
- 4.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.3115 km W of Ancud, Chile · 21 km deep
- 4.7257 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 30 km deep
- 4.597 km WNW of Carahue, Chile · 33 km deep
- 7.137 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 36 km deep
- 5.628 km ESE of Molina, Chile · 96 km deep
- 4.586 km W of Illapel, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.2170 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 116 km deep
- 4.920 km W of Arauco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.2106 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 68 km deep
- 4.631 km W of Quirihue, Chile · 21 km deep
- 5.410 km ENE of Linares, Chile · 86 km deep
- 5.229 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 44 km deep
- 5.4277 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.760 km S of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 12 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.256 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.049 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 4.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.529 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 127 km deep
- 5.2Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.9197 km WNW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 71 km deep
- 4.5187 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 63 km deep
- 5.044 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.1122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 116 km deep
- 4.7124 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 86 km deep
- 4.834 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 39 km deep
- 5.8136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.790 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 109 km deep
- 5.5184 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.2West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.7156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 134 km deep
- 5.117 km ENE of Illapel, Chile · 84 km deep
- 4.944 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 96 km deep
- 4.8140 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 78 km deep
- 5.336 km SE of Los Andes, Chile · 104 km deep
- 4.738 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8101 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 94 km deep
- 4.752 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 46 km deep
- 4.671 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 31 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.126 km ESE of Molina, Chile · 87 km deep
- 4.8200 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.389 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.542 km E of Molina, Chile · 105 km deep
- 4.661 km NE of Calama, Chile · 118 km deep
- 4.785 km NE of Calama, Chile · 118 km deep
- 5.357 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 83 km deep
- 4.955 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.134 km SW of Constitución, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.940 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 91 km deep
- 4.745 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 4.520 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.124 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 24 km deep
- 4.9104 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 175 km deep
- 5.323 km NE of La Serena, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.044 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 54 km deep
- 4.944 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.334 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 6.445 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 105 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1974 in Chile.
- 7.137 km NW of Carahue, Chile · 36 km deep
- 6.445 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 105 km deep
- 5.8136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 112 km deep
- 5.628 km ESE of Molina, Chile · 96 km deep
- 5.559 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.514 km N of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 90 km deep
- 5.5184 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.445 km NNW of Carahue, Chile · 23 km deep
- 5.422 km SE of Calama, Chile · 109 km deep
- 5.4140 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.410 km ENE of Linares, Chile · 86 km deep
- 5.4277 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3Tarapaca, Chile · 118 km deep
- 5.351 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.3115 km W of Ancud, Chile · 21 km deep
- 5.336 km SE of Los Andes, Chile · 104 km deep
- 5.389 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 74 km deep
- 5.357 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 83 km deep
- 5.323 km NE of La Serena, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.334 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.275 km SE of Arica, Chile · 63 km deep
- 5.2West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.296 km SE of Arica, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.264 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 16 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 14 | 6.4 | 45 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| February 1974 | 9 | 5.3 | 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile |
| March 1974 | 3 | 5.3 | 36 km SE of Los Andes, Chile |
| April 1974 | 7 | 5.5 | 184 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| May 1974 | 4 | 5.8 | 136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile |
| June 1974 | 5 | 5.1 | 122 km NNE of Calama, Chile |
| July 1974 | 13 | 5.4 | 10 km ENE of Linares, Chile |
| August 1974 | 20 | 7.1 | 37 km NW of Carahue, Chile |
| September 1974 | 16 | 5.3 | 51 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| October 1974 | 4 | 5.1 | 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile |
| November 1974 | 5 | 5.5 | 14 km N of Chicureo Abajo, Chile |
| December 1974 | 9 | 5.5 | 59 km ESE 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.