Chile earthquakes in 1976
81 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1976. The largest: M6.5 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile, Nov 29, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.132 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 59 km deep
- 5.8149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 89 km deep
- 5.6162 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 111 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.973 km W of Illapel, Chile · 46 km deep
- 4.8174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 77 km deep
- 4.833 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 109 km deep
- 5.157 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.029 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 93 km deep
- 5.4162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 71 km deep
- 5.055 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 15 km deep
- 4.7122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 91 km deep
- 4.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 119 km deep
- 5.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 69 km deep
- 4.9158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 60 km deep
- 5.1157 km E of Iquique, Chile · 81 km deep
- 4.5145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 59 km deep
- 5.2163 km E of Iquique, Chile · 92 km deep
- 6.5132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.961 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 4.869 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.9120 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 105 km deep
- 4.934 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 56 km deep
- 5.421 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 59 km deep
- 4.779 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 163 km deep
- 5.130 km E of Tocopilla, Chile · 64 km deep
- 4.9155 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.117 km NW of Tomé, Chile · 27 km deep
- 5.140 km NNW of Carahue, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.3124 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 131 km deep
- 4.9Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 22 km deep
- 5.2West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.393 km N of Taltal, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.3West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.940 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 92 km deep
- 5.2190 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 20 km deep
- 5.1160 km NW of Ancud, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.020 km S of San Antonio, Chile · 47 km deep
- 4.516 km WSW of Collipulli, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.622 km WNW of Taltal, Chile · 8 km deep
- 4.6116 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 111 km deep
- 5.627 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 81 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.9133 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 85 km deep
- 4.9153 km E of Taltal, Chile · 88 km deep
- 5.0145 km WSW of Carahue, Chile · 28 km deep
- 5.417 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 60 km deep
- 4.965 km S of Iquique, Chile · 51 km deep
- 4.772 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.744 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 109 km deep
- 4.9136 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8115 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 151 km deep
- 4.7102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.440 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 101 km deep
- 6.0135 km WNW of Ancud, Chile · 28 km deep
- 5.025 km SE of Longaví, Chile · 91 km deep
- 5.581 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.6112 km NE of Calama, Chile · 73 km deep
- 4.850 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 39 km deep
- 5.545 km E of Vallenar, Chile · 94 km deep
- 4.779 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 65 km deep
- 4.686 km N of Calama, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.553 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.743 km SE of Calama, Chile · 97 km deep
- 4.9Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.771 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 22 km deep
- 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 146 km deep
- 5.2136 km W of Corral, Chile · 26 km deep
- 6.0111 km W of Corral, Chile · 9 km deep
- 5.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.295 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile · 48 km deep
- 4.729 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.432 km E of Calama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 4.833 km SE of Teno, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.8110 km NE of Calama, Chile · 98 km deep
- 4.688 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 122 km deep
- 4.5146 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 109 km deep
- 4.9136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1976 in Chile.
- 6.5132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 6.0135 km WNW of Ancud, Chile · 28 km deep
- 6.0111 km W of Corral, Chile · 9 km deep
- 5.8149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 89 km deep
- 5.8110 km NE of Calama, Chile · 98 km deep
- 5.6162 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.622 km WNW of Taltal, Chile · 8 km deep
- 5.627 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 81 km deep
- 5.6112 km NE of Calama, Chile · 73 km deep
- 5.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 69 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.581 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.545 km E of Vallenar, Chile · 94 km deep
- 5.553 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 5.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.4162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 71 km deep
- 5.421 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 59 km deep
- 5.417 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 60 km deep
- 5.440 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 101 km deep
- 5.432 km E of Calama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 5.3124 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 131 km deep
- 5.393 km N of Taltal, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.3West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.2163 km E of Iquique, Chile · 92 km deep
- 5.2West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 2 | 4.9 | 136 km NNE of Calama, Chile |
| February 1976 | 9 | 6.0 | 111 km W of Corral, Chile |
| March 1976 | 3 | 4.9 | Off the coast of Aisen, Chile |
| April 1976 | 5 | 5.5 | 45 km E of Vallenar, Chile |
| May 1976 | 5 | 6.0 | 135 km WNW of Ancud, Chile |
| June 1976 | 2 | 5.4 | 40 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| July 1976 | 7 | 5.4 | 17 km NW of Illapel, Chile |
| August 1976 | 10 | 5.6 | 22 km WNW of Taltal, Chile |
| September 1976 | 7 | 5.3 | 124 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| October 1976 | 4 | 5.1 | 30 km E of Tocopilla, Chile |
| November 1976 | 14 | 6.5 | 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile |
| December 1976 | 13 | 5.8 | 149 km NNE 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.
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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.