Chile earthquakes in 1980
85 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1980. The largest: M6.1 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile, Dec 11, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.773 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.053 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 54 km deep
- 5.222 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7131 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 91 km deep
- 6.1153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 4.647 km SSE of Taltal, Chile · 70 km deep
- 4.537 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 108 km deep
- 4.736 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.0120 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 110 km deep
- 5.134 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 116 km deep
- 4.634 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 81 km deep
- 4.812 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 105 km deep
- 5.1122 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.876 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 73 km deep
- 4.528 km ENE of Machalí, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.766 km W of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.789 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.597 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 115 km deep
- 4.585 km N of La Serena, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.9123 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 76 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.069 km N of La Serena, Chile · 100 km deep
- 4.547 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 123 km deep
- 5.418 km NNE of Las Animas, Chile · 34 km deep
- 4.885 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.866 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 75 km deep
- 4.9103 km E of Machalí, Chile · 29 km deep
- 5.3113 km ESE of Chimbarongo, Chile · 151 km deep
- 4.7100 km E of Arica, Chile · 137 km deep
- 6.1115 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 110 km deep
- 4.7142 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 116 km deep
- 5.639 km E of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile · 103 km deep
- 4.7118 km N of Calama, Chile · 112 km deep
- 5.089 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 57 km deep
- 5.268 km N of Vicuña, Chile · 86 km deep
- 4.6156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 137 km deep
- 5.567 km NE of Calama, Chile · 87 km deep
- 5.534 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.934 km W of Traiguén, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.9137 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 28 km deep
- 4.729 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 104 km deep
- 4.651 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.880 km N of Calama, Chile · 88 km deep
- 4.7101 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 185 km deep
- 5.381 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.629 km SSE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.1134 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.6119 km SE of Arica, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.916 km SSW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.818 km SW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.926 km WSW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.785 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 80 km deep
- 4.8111 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 73 km deep
- 4.975 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.859 km ENE of Los Andes, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.997 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.768 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 64 km deep
- 4.764 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 41 km deep
- 5.4130 km N of Calama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 5.5Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 125 km deep
- 4.6103 km SE of Arica, Chile · 149 km deep
- 4.6143 km E of Iquique, Chile · 144 km deep
- 5.2100 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 66 km deep
- 5.216 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.9127 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.619 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 36 km deep
- 5.027 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 4.6West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.843 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.739 km S of Calama, Chile · 136 km deep
- 5.3121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.9103 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 5.328 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 45 km deep
- 4.8Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.762 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 72 km deep
- 4.838 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.3264 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.697 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 101 km deep
- 5.137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.738 km NE of Ovalle, Chile · 90 km deep
- 4.8126 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 105 km deep
- 4.585 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1980 in Chile.
- 6.1153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 80 km deep
- 6.1115 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile · 110 km deep
- 6.1134 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.9127 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.639 km E of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile · 103 km deep
- 5.619 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 36 km deep
- 5.567 km NE of Calama, Chile · 87 km deep
- 5.534 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.5Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.418 km NNE of Las Animas, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.4130 km N of Calama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 5.3113 km ESE of Chimbarongo, Chile · 151 km deep
- 5.381 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.328 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.3264 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.222 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.268 km N of Vicuña, Chile · 86 km deep
- 5.2100 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 66 km deep
- 5.216 km SSW of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.134 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 116 km deep
- 5.1122 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.053 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 54 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 8 | 5.3 | 264 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| February 1980 | 4 | 5.3 | 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile |
| March 1980 | 9 | 5.9 | 127 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile |
| April 1980 | 12 | 5.5 | Off the coast of Aisen, Chile |
| May 1980 | 8 | 6.1 | 134 km NE of Iquique, Chile |
| June 1980 | 11 | 5.5 | 67 km NE of Calama, Chile |
| July 1980 | 5 | 6.1 | 115 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile |
| August 1980 | 7 | 5.4 | 18 km NNE of Las Animas, Chile |
| September 1980 | 4 | 4.9 | 123 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| October 1980 | 4 | 4.8 | 76 km NNW of Iquique, Chile |
| November 1980 | 6 | 5.1 | 34 km ESE of Calama, Chile |
| December 1980 | 7 | 6.1 | 153 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.