Chile earthquakes in 1977
90 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1977. The largest: M5.6 33 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile, Jun 4, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.223 km NE of Taltal, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.194 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 5 km deep
- 5.048 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.9122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 98 km deep
- 5.236 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 125 km deep
- 4.7126 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 143 km deep
- 5.1109 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 84 km deep
- 4.982 km NNE of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 76 km deep
- 4.682 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.959 km E of Chicureo Abajo, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.994 km SSE of Punta Arenas, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 129 km deep
- 4.7West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 4.941 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 41 km deep
- 5.436 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.8177 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 104 km deep
- 5.350 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.418 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.853 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 4.6West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.070 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.194 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 14 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.195 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 138 km deep
- 4.6160 km N of Calama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 5.1185 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.754 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 4.957 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.048 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 69 km deep
- 4.955 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.018 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 62 km deep
- 5.217 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 45 km deep
- 4.8188 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 73 km deep
- 4.9131 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 111 km deep
- 4.892 km NE of Calama, Chile · 78 km deep
- 5.1231 km W of Hanga Roa, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.460 km SSW of Taltal, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.273 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 106 km deep
- 4.8135 km NE of Calama, Chile · 101 km deep
- 4.7Off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.694 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 42 km deep
- 4.788 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 17 km deep
- 4.983 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 26 km deep
- 4.569 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 41 km deep
- 4.744 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 149 km deep
- 4.647 km NE of Vicuña, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.4135 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 144 km deep
- 4.7near the coast of central Chile · 28 km deep
- 4.967 km SE of Arica, Chile · 105 km deep
- 4.851 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.633 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.2133 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 107 km deep
- 4.626 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.6143 km E of Taltal, Chile · 134 km deep
- 4.6153 km NE of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8121 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.6West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
- 5.0129 km SW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.074 km NE of Calama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 5.2141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.455 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 4.946 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 71 km deep
- 4.817 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 50 km deep
- 4.951 km E of Vicuña, Chile · 115 km deep
- 5.033 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.0160 km N of Calama, Chile · 140 km deep
- 4.9168 km E of Iquique, Chile · 154 km deep
- 5.4193 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.936 km WSW of Taltal, Chile · 34 km deep
- 4.588 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 77 km deep
- 4.630 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 43 km deep
- 4.8158 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.530 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 27 km deep
- 4.750 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 36 km deep
- 4.778 km W of Carahue, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.824 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile · 41 km deep
- 4.843 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.68 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 104 km deep
- 4.728 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 26 km deep
- 4.7106 km W of Illapel, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.630 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 63 km deep
- 4.842 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.425 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.8133 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 37 km deep
- 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 101 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Chile.
- 5.633 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.436 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 5.418 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.460 km SSW of Taltal, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.4135 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 144 km deep
- 5.455 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.4193 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.425 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.350 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.223 km NE of Taltal, Chile · 40 km deep
- 5.236 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 125 km deep
- 5.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.217 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.273 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.2133 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 107 km deep
- 5.2141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 82 km deep
- 5.194 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 5 km deep
- 5.1109 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 84 km deep
- 5.194 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 14 km deep
- 5.195 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 138 km deep
- 5.1185 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1231 km W of Hanga Roa, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1West Chile Rise · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 11 | 5.4 | 25 km WSW of Illapel, Chile |
| February 1977 | 8 | 5.4 | 193 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| March 1977 | 3 | 5.0 | 33 km NNW of Taltal, Chile |
| April 1977 | 3 | 5.4 | 55 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| May 1977 | 8 | 5.2 | 141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile |
| June 1977 | 16 | 5.6 | 33 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| July 1977 | 8 | 5.4 | 60 km SSW of Taltal, Chile |
| August 1977 | 11 | 5.2 | 145 km NNE of Calama, Chile |
| September 1977 | 5 | 5.4 | 18 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile |
| October 1977 | 9 | 5.4 | 36 km N of Vallenar, Chile |
| November 1977 | 5 | 5.2 | 36 km ESE of Calama, Chile |
| December 1977 | 3 | 5.2 | 23 km NE of Taltal, 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.