Chile earthquakes in 1983
117 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1983. The largest: M7.4 54 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile, Oct 4, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.535 km N of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.3112 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.44 km N of Cañete, Chile · 25 km deep
- 5.0125 km SE of Arica, Chile · 128 km deep
- 4.8127 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 120 km deep
- 5.2103 km SW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 127 km deep
- 6.253 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 100 km deep
- 4.999 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.836 km NNE of Los Andes, Chile · 102 km deep
- 4.8151 km WNW of Ancud, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.6253 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.114 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.3Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.085 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7155 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.922 km SE of Colbún, Chile · 116 km deep
- 5.175 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 24 km deep
- 4.8123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 142 km deep
- 5.1128 km WSW of Corral, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.256 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.127 km E of Antofagasta, Chile · 66 km deep
- 4.571 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.096 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3100 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 9 km deep
- 5.237 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 27 km deep
- 5.233 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.753 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 16 km deep
- 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 117 km deep
- 4.941 km SSE of Taltal, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.591 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 20 km deep
- 5.0121 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.047 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.760 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 31 km deep
- 7.454 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15 km deep
- 5.273 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.927 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 178 km deep
- 4.782 km NE of San Felipe, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.3136 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 95 km deep
- 5.424 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.266 km NNE of Taltal, Chile · 57 km deep
- 4.8151 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 22 km deep
- 4.912 km E of Molina, Chile · 100 km deep
- 4.990 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 57 km deep
- 5.19 km SE of Ovalle, Chile · 75 km deep
- 4.724 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 62 km deep
- 4.8Antofagasta, Chile · 127 km deep
- 4.888 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 127 km deep
- 4.884 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 109 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.0124 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 92 km deep
- 5.3131 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 84 km deep
- 5.6271 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.616 km SE of Longaví, Chile · 96 km deep
- 4.5114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 4.7137 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 134 km deep
- 5.556 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Calama, Chile · 126 km deep
- 4.859 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 5.460 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.0140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 105 km deep
- 4.631 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.0123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 132 km deep
- 5.6West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.0138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 4.5138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 4.762 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 69 km deep
- 4.843 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 105 km deep
- 5.221 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 65 km deep
- 5.5138 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 110 km deep
- 4.7128 km WNW of Purranque, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.748 km E of Machalí, Chile · 6 km deep
- 6.0138 km NW of Ancud, Chile · 23 km deep
- 5.463 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 51 km deep
- 4.956 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 102 km deep
- 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 162 km deep
- 5.471 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.034 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 48 km deep
- 4.7149 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 139 km deep
- 5.1110 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 24 km deep
- 4.8106 km SE of Arica, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.995 km WNW of Corral, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.832 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 47 km deep
- 4.717 km W of Calama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 4.7132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 131 km deep
- 4.594 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 171 km deep
- 5.0147 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 95 km deep
- 5.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 123 km deep
- 4.530 km SE of Los Andes, Chile · 94 km deep
- 4.928 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 61 km deep
- 5.0160 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.1124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 5.085 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 73 km deep
- 5.464 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.0127 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 111 km deep
- 5.18 km SSE of Penco, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.146 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.5Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.0116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 133 km deep
- 4.8259 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 95 km deep
- 4.7161 km W of Chonchi, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.720 km N of La Serena, Chile · 72 km deep
- 5.262 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.251 km W of Iquique, Chile · 46 km deep
- 4.7129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 133 km deep
- 4.757 km WNW of Cauquenes, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.781 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile · 101 km deep
- 5.034 km NE of La Ensenada, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7130 km E of Copiapó, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.7111 km SE of Copiapó, Chile · 89 km deep
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1983 in Chile.
- 7.454 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 15 km deep
- 6.753 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 16 km deep
- 6.253 km ESE of Los Andes, Chile · 100 km deep
- 6.127 km E of Antofagasta, Chile · 66 km deep
- 6.0138 km NW of Ancud, Chile · 23 km deep
- 5.995 km WNW of Corral, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.760 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.6253 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 26 km deep
- 5.6271 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.6West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 5.535 km N of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.591 km NW of Copiapó, Chile · 20 km deep
- 5.5West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.556 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 km deep
- 5.5138 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 110 km deep
- 5.5Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.44 km N of Cañete, Chile · 25 km deep
- 5.424 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 30 km deep
- 5.460 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.463 km N of Vallenar, Chile · 51 km deep
- 5.471 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.464 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.3112 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 8 | 5.6 | 68 km NE of Calama, Chile |
| February 1983 | 7 | 5.5 | Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile |
| March 1983 | 10 | 5.4 | 64 km NW of La Serena, Chile |
| April 1983 | 11 | 5.9 | 95 km WNW of Corral, Chile |
| May 1983 | 9 | 6.0 | 138 km NW of Ancud, Chile |
| June 1983 | 6 | 5.6 | West Chile Rise |
| July 1983 | 9 | 5.5 | 56 km ENE of Calama, Chile |
| August 1983 | 10 | 5.6 | 271 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile |
| September 1983 | 11 | 5.5 | West Chile Rise |
| October 1983 | 16 | 7.4 | 54 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile |
| November 1983 | 9 | 5.6 | 253 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| December 1983 | 11 | 6.2 | 53 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.