Chile earthquakes in 1987
152 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Chile in 1987. The largest: M7.6 84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile, Mar 5, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Chile. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.539 km ESE of Teno, Chile · 90 km deep
- 5.959 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 km deep
- 4.7137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 114 km deep
- 4.526 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 84 km deep
- 5.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 67 km deep
- 5.4139 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 117 km deep
- 5.5289 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 22 km deep
- 4.893 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 133 km deep
- 5.446 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 41 km deep
- 4.783 km NE of Calama, Chile · 174 km deep
- 4.569 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile · 118 km deep
- 4.634 km NNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 85 km deep
- 5.364 km E of Tocopilla, Chile · 44 km deep
- 5.022 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 112 km deep
- 5.169 km NNE of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 70 km deep
- 4.917 km SSW of Traiguén, Chile · 57 km deep
- 4.565 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 99 km deep
- 5.139 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.1134 km E of Iquique, Chile · 114 km deep
- 5.196 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.995 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 102 km deep
- 5.328 km NNW of Tomé, Chile · 23 km deep
- 4.985 km N of Taltal, Chile · 66 km deep
- 5.619 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.1112 km NW of Ancud, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7118 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 200 km deep
- 5.389 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 45 km deep
- 4.67 km SW of San Clemente, Chile · 79 km deep
- 5.6144 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.117 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 69 km deep
- 4.638 km SE of Machalí, Chile · 10 km deep
- 6.064 km ESE of Machalí, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.243 km NNE of Salamanca, Chile · 90 km deep
- 5.657 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 4.886 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 192 km deep
- 4.6112 km N of Calama, Chile · 164 km deep
- 5.152 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.751 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.739 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 121 km deep
- 4.6142 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 150 km deep
- 6.550 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 37 km deep
- 5.145 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 101 km deep
- 4.642 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile · 67 km deep
- 7.268 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 70 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.664 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.982 km N of Taltal, Chile · 47 km deep
- 5.412 km NNW of Osorno, Chile · 38 km deep
- 4.749 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile · 27 km deep
- 5.213 km NNE of Puyehue, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.7Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 60 km deep
- 4.969 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.6150 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.144 km NNE of Taltal, Chile · 48 km deep
- 5.140 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 52 km deep
- 5.4144 km E of Iquique, Chile · 68 km deep
- 6.5127 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 6.7114 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.877 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile · 122 km deep
- 5.7149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 86 km deep
- 4.6105 km NE of Calama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.047 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 93 km deep
- 5.182 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.648 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.9258 km NW of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.245 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 104 km deep
- 5.377 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 72 km deep
- 5.256 km W of Iquique, Chile · 37 km deep
- 6.239 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 36 km deep
- 5.275 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 16 km deep
- 5.856 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 31 km deep
- 4.948 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 73 km deep
- 5.4111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 78 km deep
- 5.071 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 58 km deep
- 4.620 km SE of Cañete, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.743 km E of Calama, Chile · 122 km deep
- 4.882 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 20 km deep
- 4.5106 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.6142 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.668 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.578 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.786 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 67 km deep
- 4.6160 km N of Calama, Chile · 136 km deep
- 4.857 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 58 km deep
- 4.6158 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 67 km deep
- 5.0Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.1127 km N of Calama, Chile · 194 km deep
- 4.933 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 41 km deep
- 5.0West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.5144 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 203 km deep
- 4.835 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 27 km deep
- 4.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 117 km deep
- 5.263 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · 58 km deep
- 6.151 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 40 km deep
- 4.539 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 124 km deep
- 4.930 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 48 km deep
- 5.571 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.9West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.859 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 67 km deep
- 4.672 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.871 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 39 km deep
- 4.979 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 30 km deep
- 4.568 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 53 km deep
- 5.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 30 km deep
- 4.692 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 33 km deep
- 6.261 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 46 km deep
- 6.156 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 41 km deep
- 4.7182 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.042 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 52 km deep
- 4.694 km N of Taltal, Chile · 33 km deep
- 7.098 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 35 km deep
- 5.690 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 48 km deep
- 5.688 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 43 km deep
- 7.684 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 62 km deep
- 5.4131 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 113 km deep
- 4.9150 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 149 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.586 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 167 km deep
- 4.6133 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 127 km deep
- 5.175 km NE of Calama, Chile · 122 km deep
- 4.965 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 53 km deep
- 5.0130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 95 km deep
- 5.124 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 50 km deep
- 4.719 km N of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.9254 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.3Off the coast of Aisen, Chile · 10 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 4.798 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 4.713 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 74 km deep
- 4.5West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.916 km WNW of Angol, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.222 km W of Angol, Chile · 32 km deep
- 4.645 km NW of Lebu, Chile · 33 km deep
- 5.3175 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 89 km deep
- 4.846 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 117 km deep
- 4.987 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 39 km deep
- 5.415 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 65 km deep
- 5.586 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 35 km deep
- 4.788 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 44 km deep
- 4.970 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 51 km deep
- 4.8103 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.370 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 40 km deep
- 4.889 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 44 km deep
- 4.587 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 53 km deep
- 4.5100 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.651 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 45 km deep
- 4.5106 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 33 km deep
- 4.781 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 53 km deep
- 4.9West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1987 in Chile.
- 7.684 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 62 km deep
- 7.268 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 70 km deep
- 7.098 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 35 km deep
- 6.7114 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 6.550 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile · 37 km deep
- 6.5127 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile · 10 km deep
- 6.239 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 36 km deep
- 6.261 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 46 km deep
- 6.151 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 40 km deep
- 6.156 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 41 km deep
- 6.064 km ESE of Machalí, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.959 km NNE of Vallenar, Chile · 52 km deep
- 5.9West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.9254 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · 10 km deep
- 5.916 km WNW of Angol, Chile · 32 km deep
- 5.8West Chile Rise · 10 km deep
- 5.856 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile · 31 km deep
- 5.7149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 86 km deep
- 5.619 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 106 km deep
- 5.6144 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 97 km deep
- 5.657 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 130 km deep
- 5.6150 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 24 km deep
- 5.690 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 48 km deep
- 5.688 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 43 km deep
- 5.539 km ESE of Teno, Chile · 90 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 14 | 5.5 | 86 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile |
| February 1987 | 18 | 5.9 | 254 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| March 1987 | 29 | 7.6 | 84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile |
| April 1987 | 10 | 5.1 | 127 km N of Calama, Chile |
| May 1987 | 13 | 6.2 | 39 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile |
| June 1987 | 8 | 5.7 | 149 km NNE of Calama, Chile |
| July 1987 | 10 | 6.7 | 114 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile |
| August 1987 | 14 | 7.2 | 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile |
| September 1987 | 9 | 6.0 | 64 km ESE of Machalí, Chile |
| October 1987 | 12 | 5.6 | 19 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile |
| November 1987 | 8 | 5.5 | 289 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile |
| December 1987 | 7 | 5.9 | 59 km NNE of Vallenar, 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.