Chile earthquakes in 1978

1. 4.614 km NNW of La Serena, ChileDec 25, 1978 · 49 km deep
2. 5.2West Chile RiseDec 24, 1978 · 10 km deep
3. 5.440 km ENE of Iquique, ChileDec 23, 1978 · 48 km deep
4. 4.9West Chile RiseDec 23, 1978 · 10 km deep
5. 5.77 km E of Quirihue, ChileDec 20, 1978 · 47 km deep
6. 4.831 km S of Panguipulli, ChileDec 5, 1978 · 33 km deep
7. 4.6124 km SE of Antofagasta, ChileNov 16, 1978 · 83 km deep
8. 4.96 km ENE of La Serena, ChileNov 12, 1978 · 79 km deep
9. 5.275 km W of Copiapó, ChileNov 11, 1978 · 33 km deep
10. 5.2168 km NNE of Calama, ChileNov 8, 1978 · 80 km deep
11. 4.947 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileNov 4, 1978 · 33 km deep
12. 4.5111 km ESE of Iquique, ChileOct 26, 1978 · 117 km deep
13. 5.4West Chile RiseOct 15, 1978 · 33 km deep
14. 5.146 km ESE of Machalí, ChileOct 10, 1978 · 10 km deep
15. 4.7156 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileOct 8, 1978 · 120 km deep
16. 5.146 km SE of Taltal, ChileSep 27, 1978 · 57 km deep
17. 4.631 km WSW of Angol, ChileSep 19, 1978 · 33 km deep
18. 5.050 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSep 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
19. 5.042 km NW of Valparaíso, ChileSep 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
20. 4.540 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSep 16, 1978 · 49 km deep
21. 4.934 km N of Valparaíso, ChileSep 15, 1978 · 45 km deep
22. 4.8104 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSep 11, 1978 · 187 km deep
23. 5.2132 km NNW of Calama, ChileSep 5, 1978 · 119 km deep
24. 4.542 km ESE of Vallenar, ChileAug 22, 1978 · 99 km deep
25. 4.7148 km SE of Antofagasta, ChileAug 21, 1978 · 82 km deep
26. 5.0165 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileAug 6, 1978 · 119 km deep
27. 6.351 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, ChileAug 3, 1978 · 58 km deep
28. 5.392 km NE of Calama, ChileJul 31, 1978 · 69 km deep
29. 5.2113 km NE of Calama, ChileJul 25, 1978 · 86 km deep
30. 5.245 km ENE of Tocopilla, ChileJul 13, 1978 · 30 km deep
31. 5.25 km SW of El Monte, ChileJul 5, 1978 · 96 km deep
32. 4.9149 km NNE of Calama, ChileJun 29, 1978 · 127 km deep
33. 5.329 km SE of Copiapó, ChileJun 28, 1978 · 82 km deep
34. 5.047 km SW of Calama, ChileJun 23, 1978 · 88 km deep
35. 4.843 km NNW of Corral, ChileJun 17, 1978 · 33 km deep
36. 5.0166 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileJun 17, 1978 · 115 km deep
37. 5.390 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileJun 7, 1978 · 114 km deep
38. 5.0103 km NNW of Calama, ChileJun 3, 1978 · 102 km deep
39. 4.733 km E of Calama, ChileMay 29, 1978 · 113 km deep
40. 6.0Off the coast of Aisen, ChileMay 29, 1978 · 33 km deep
41. 4.5129 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileMay 27, 1978 · 132 km deep
42. 4.7152 km NNE of Calama, ChileMay 27, 1978 · 133 km deep
43. 5.0West Chile RiseMay 26, 1978 · 33 km deep
44. 4.9West Chile RiseMay 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
45. 5.125 km SE of Arica, ChileMay 16, 1978 · 55 km deep
46. 4.854 km NE of Calama, ChileMay 7, 1978 · 110 km deep
47. 4.5148 km ESE of Iquique, ChileApr 30, 1978 · 93 km deep
48. 4.822 km ENE of Mulchén, ChileApr 14, 1978 · 85 km deep
49. 4.8171 km W of Vallenar, ChileApr 10, 1978 · 33 km deep
50. 5.3126 km ESE of Arica, ChileApr 2, 1978 · 86 km deep
51. 5.0154 km ESE of Iquique, ChileMar 26, 1978 · 106 km deep
52. 5.6West Chile RiseMar 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
53. 5.1West Chile RiseMar 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
54. 4.9Antofagasta, ChileMar 8, 1978 · 157 km deep
55. 5.3West Chile RiseMar 4, 1978 · 33 km deep
56. 4.6134 km SE of Iquique, ChileMar 2, 1978 · 124 km deep
57. 5.3124 km E of Iquique, ChileFeb 21, 1978 · 62 km deep
58. 4.6172 km ENE of Taltal, ChileFeb 20, 1978 · 169 km deep
59. 5.6West Chile RiseFeb 19, 1978 · 33 km deep
60. 5.725 km W of Vallenar, ChileFeb 17, 1978 · 55 km deep
61. 4.958 km S of Copiapó, ChileFeb 3, 1978 · 71 km deep
62. 4.640 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileFeb 2, 1978 · 127 km deep
63. 4.819 km ESE of Machalí, ChileJan 25, 1978 · 23 km deep
64. 5.743 km ESE of Machalí, ChileJan 20, 1978 · 132 km deep
65. 4.899 km NE of Calama, ChileJan 19, 1978 · 153 km deep
66. 5.2Antofagasta, ChileJan 13, 1978 · 158 km deep
67. 5.651 km WSW of Taltal, ChileJan 4, 1978 · 24 km deep

1. 6.351 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, ChileAug 3, 1978 · 58 km deep
2. 6.0Off the coast of Aisen, ChileMay 29, 1978 · 33 km deep
3. 5.77 km E of Quirihue, ChileDec 20, 1978 · 47 km deep
4. 5.725 km W of Vallenar, ChileFeb 17, 1978 · 55 km deep
5. 5.743 km ESE of Machalí, ChileJan 20, 1978 · 132 km deep
6. 5.6West Chile RiseMar 18, 1978 · 33 km deep
7. 5.6West Chile RiseFeb 19, 1978 · 33 km deep
8. 5.651 km WSW of Taltal, ChileJan 4, 1978 · 24 km deep
9. 5.440 km ENE of Iquique, ChileDec 23, 1978 · 48 km deep
10. 5.4West Chile RiseOct 15, 1978 · 33 km deep
11. 5.392 km NE of Calama, ChileJul 31, 1978 · 69 km deep
12. 5.329 km SE of Copiapó, ChileJun 28, 1978 · 82 km deep
13. 5.390 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileJun 7, 1978 · 114 km deep
14. 5.3126 km ESE of Arica, ChileApr 2, 1978 · 86 km deep
15. 5.3West Chile RiseMar 4, 1978 · 33 km deep
16. 5.3124 km E of Iquique, ChileFeb 21, 1978 · 62 km deep
17. 5.2West Chile RiseDec 24, 1978 · 10 km deep
18. 5.275 km W of Copiapó, ChileNov 11, 1978 · 33 km deep
19. 5.2168 km NNE of Calama, ChileNov 8, 1978 · 80 km deep
20. 5.2132 km NNW of Calama, ChileSep 5, 1978 · 119 km deep
21. 5.2113 km NE of Calama, ChileJul 25, 1978 · 86 km deep
22. 5.245 km ENE of Tocopilla, ChileJul 13, 1978 · 30 km deep
23. 5.25 km SW of El Monte, ChileJul 5, 1978 · 96 km deep
24. 5.2Antofagasta, ChileJan 13, 1978 · 158 km deep
25. 5.146 km ESE of Machalí, ChileOct 10, 1978 · 10 km deep

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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