Chile earthquakes in 1984
79 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1984. The largest: M6.4 33 km E of Calama, Chile, Dec 11, 1984.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1984 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1984
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.959 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 117 km deep
- 5.0136 km NE of Calama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.794 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 156 km deep
- 4.7103 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 209 km deep
- 4.5101 km N of Calama, Chile · 120 km deep
- 4.746 km ESE of Teno, Chile · 102 km deep
- 6.433 km E of Calama, Chile · 92 km deep
- 4.9134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 122 km deep
- 5.212 km SSE of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.07 km WNW of San Antonio, Chile · 55 km deep
- 5.0150 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 129 km deep
- 5.438 km SSE of Molina, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.156 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 42 km deep
- 5.546 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.574 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 59 km deep
- 5.627 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.3112 km N of Calama, Chile · 149 km deep
- 5.2167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 153 km deep
- 5.46 km NE of Puente Alto, Chile · 93 km deep
- 4.679 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.543 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 54 km deep
- 5.0Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.0166 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.97 km ENE of San Javier, Chile · 76 km deep
- 5.076 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 104 km deep
- 5.6137 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 101 km deep
- 4.9Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 71 km deep
- 4.582 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 141 km deep
- 4.67 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 135 km deep
- 4.7121 km W of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.835 km S of Taltal, Chile · 34 km deep
- 4.977 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 36 km deep
- 4.799 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 140 km deep
- 4.872 km S of Copiapó, Chile · 94 km deep
- 4.984 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 48 km deep
- 4.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.125 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 87 km deep
- 5.159 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.952 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.211 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.052 km ENE of Colbún, Chile · 124 km deep
- 5.5227 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8213 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.837 km S of Copiapó, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.639 km NNE of La Ligua, Chile · 57 km deep
- 5.4119 km W of Chonchi, Chile · 31 km deep
- 4.8125 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 136 km deep
- 4.860 km N of Calama, Chile · 112 km deep
- 5.285 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8115 km SE of Arica, Chile · 156 km deep
- 5.182 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 56 km deep
- 5.333 km E of Machalí, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.1258 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.777 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.6Tarapaca, Chile · 110 km deep
- 5.379 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 36 km deep
- 4.875 km W of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.761 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.8104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 100 km deep
- 4.598 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.176 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 69 km deep
- 4.969 km NE of Calama, Chile · 112 km deep
- 4.510 km S of Vilcún, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.742 km ENE of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile · 17 km deep
- 5.4106 km ENE of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.889 km E of Monte Patria, Chile · 119 km deep
- 4.9160 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 133 km deep
- 5.485 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.546 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 128 km deep
- 5.219 km NNE of Quirihue, Chile · 45 km deep
- 4.756 km ESE of Machalí, Chile · 124 km deep
- 4.621 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 75 km deep
- 5.645 km N of La Serena, Chile · 46 km deep
- 4.796 km E of Vallenar, Chile · 119 km deep
- 5.492 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 4.94 km W of Limache, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.567 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1984 in Chile.
- 6.433 km E of Calama, Chile · 92 km deep
- 6.211 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.835 km S of Taltal, Chile · 34 km deep
- 5.761 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.627 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.6137 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 101 km deep
- 5.645 km N of La Serena, Chile · 46 km deep
- 5.546 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.5227 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.438 km SSE of Molina, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.46 km NE of Puente Alto, Chile · 93 km deep
- 5.4119 km W of Chonchi, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.4106 km ENE of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.485 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.492 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.3112 km N of Calama, Chile · 149 km deep
- 5.333 km E of Machalí, Chile · 113 km deep
- 5.379 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 36 km deep
- 5.212 km SSE of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.2167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 153 km deep
- 5.285 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.219 km NNE of Quirihue, Chile · 45 km deep
- 5.156 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 42 km deep
- 5.125 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 87 km deep
- 5.159 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1984 | 4 | 5.4 | 92 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| February 1984 | 4 | 5.6 | 45 km N of La Serena, Chile |
| March 1984 | 8 | 5.4 | 106 km ENE of Hanga Roa, Chile |
| April 1984 | 10 | 5.7 | 61 km WSW of Illapel, Chile |
| May 1984 | 10 | 5.4 | 119 km W of Chonchi, Chile |
| June 1984 | 8 | 6.2 | 11 km S of Ovalle, Chile |
| July 1984 | 4 | 5.8 | 35 km S of Taltal, Chile |
| August 1984 | 6 | 5.6 | 137 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| September 1984 | 2 | 5.0 | 166 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile |
| October 1984 | 5 | 5.4 | 6 km NE of Puente Alto, Chile |
| November 1984 | 6 | 5.6 | 27 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile |
| December 1984 | 12 | 6.4 | 33 km E 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
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