Tsunamis of Chile

Events

169

Probable or definite

65

Deaths counted

69,105

• January 25, 1939, Central ChileM8.3 · 30,000 deaths · $920 million
• August 13, 1868, Northern Chile18 m · M8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 128 runups
• August 17, 1906, Central Chile3.5 m · M8.2 · 4,000 deaths · $100 million · 34 runups
• May 10, 1877, Northern Chile18 m · M8.3 · 2,385 deaths · 109 runups
• May 22, 1960, Southern Chile25 m · M9.5 · 2,226 deaths · $1 billion · 58,622 houses destroyed · 1,279 runups
• February 8, 1570, Central ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · 1 runup
• December 16, 1575, Southern ChileM8.5 · 1,321 deaths · 3 runups
• November 11, 1922, Northern Chile5.5 m · M8.5 · 700 deaths · 42 runups
• February 27, 2010, Central Chile29 m · M8.8 · 558 deaths · $30 billion · 692 runups
• December 1, 1928, Central Chile1.5 m · M7.6 · 279 deaths · 2 runups
• March 3, 1985, Central Chile3.5 m · M8 · 180 deaths · $1.5 billion · 64 runups
• July 9, 1971, Central Chile0.6 m · M7.8 · 83 deaths · $236.4 million · 1 runup
• November 20, 1822, Central Chile3.6 m · M8.5 · 72 deaths · 6 runups
• May 25, 1751, Central Chile3.5 m · M8.5 · 65 deaths · 7 runups
• February 20, 1835, Central Chile24 m · M8.2 · 53 deaths · 22 runups

• July 16, 2026, Biobio Region, Chile12 houses destroyed
• May 2, 2025, Southern Chile0.14 m · M7.4 · 3 runups
• June 29, 2022, Todos Los Santos Lake, Chile0.8 m · 1 runup
• December 27, 2020, Central Chile0.16 m · M6.7 · 1 runup
• June 14, 2019, Central Chile0.07 m · M6.4 · 1 runup
• April 24, 2017, Central Chile0.16 m · M6.9 · 4 runups
• December 25, 2016, Southern Chile0.44 m · M7.6 · 4 runups
• November 11, 2015, Central Chile0.55 m · M6.9 · 2 runups
• September 16, 2015, Central Chile13.6 m · M8.3 · 15 deaths · $600 million · 2,305 houses destroyed · 1,263 runups
• October 9, 2014, Easter Island Region, Chile0.47 m · M7 · 5 runups
• April 3, 2014, Northern Chile0.74 m · M7.7 · 5 runups
• April 1, 2014, Northern Chile4.63 m · M8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 205 runups
• March 16, 2014, Northern Chile0.26 m · M6.7 · 7 runups
• February 11, 2011, Central Chile0.15 m · M6.8 · 1 runup
• March 11, 2010, Central Chile0.14 m · M6.9 · 2 runups
• February 27, 2010, Central Chile29 m · M8.8 · 558 deaths · $30 billion · 692 runups
• November 14, 2007, Northern Chile0.28 m · M7.7 · 2 deaths · 7 runups
• April 21, 2007, Southern Chile50 m · M6.2 · 10 deaths · 7 runups
• September 5, 1996, Easter Island Region, Chile0.09 m · M6.9 · 2 runups
• November 1, 1995, Northern Chile0.07 m · M6.7 · 1 runup
• July 30, 1995, Northern Chile3 m · M8 · 3 deaths · $1.8 million · 115 houses destroyed · 91 runups
• February 5, 1988, Northern Chile0.1 m · M7.2 · 1 runup
• March 5, 1987, Northern Chile0.2 m · M7.6 · 1 death · 6 runups
• March 3, 1985, Central Chile3.5 m · M8 · 180 deaths · $1.5 billion · 64 runups
• October 4, 1983, Northern Chile0.2 m · M7.7 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 40 houses destroyed · 1 runup
• March 13, 1975, Central ChileM6.9 · 2 deaths
• August 18, 1974, Southern ChileM7.1
• October 5, 1973, Central Chile0.2 m · M6.7 · 1 runup
• December 29, 1972, Central ChileM5.4
• June 8, 1972, Central ChileM6.6
• July 9, 1971, Central Chile0.6 m · M7.8 · 83 deaths · $236.4 million · 1 runup
• November 28, 1970, Northern ChileM6
• June 19, 1970, Northern ChileM6.4
• June 14, 1970, Southern ChileM6
• May 4, 1968, Easter Island Region, Chile1 runup
• December 21, 1967, Northern ChileM7.5 · 1 death · 1 runup
• November 15, 1967, Northern ChileM5.9
• December 28, 1966, Northern Chile0.42 m · M7.8 · 3 deaths · $400,000 · 13 runups
• October 3, 1965, Southern ChileM6.5
• March 22, 1965, Central ChileM6
• February 23, 1965, Northern ChileM7
• February 19, 1965, Southern Chile60 m · 27 deaths · 1 runup
• October 18, 1961, Central ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few
• November 1, 1960, Southern ChileM7.4
• May 24, 1960, Southern ChileM6.7
• May 22, 1960, Southern Chile25 m · M9.5 · 2,226 deaths · $1 billion · 58,622 houses destroyed · 1,279 runups
• May 21, 1960, Central Chile0.5 m · M8.2 · Deaths: few · 7 runups
• July 29, 1957, Northern ChileM7
• December 18, 1956, Northern ChileM7
• January 8, 1956, Northern ChileM7.1 · Deaths: few
• April 19, 1955, Central Chile1 m · M7.1 · 1 death · 7 runups
• May 6, 1953, Central ChileM7.6 · 9 deaths · $500 million
• January 30, 1950, Southern ChileM7 · Deaths: few
• December 17, 1949, Southern ChileM7.8 · 1 death
• December 17, 1949, Southern ChileM7.8 · 3 deaths · 2 runups
• April 20, 1949, Central ChileM7.3
• December 26, 1948, Northern ChileM7 · 1 runup
• August 2, 1946, Northern ChileM7.9 · 2 deaths
• April 6, 1943, Central Chile1 m · M8.2 · 11 deaths · 12 runups
• October 11, 1940, Southern ChileM7
• October 4, 1940, Northern ChileM7.3
• April 18, 1939, Northern ChileM7.4
• January 25, 1939, Central ChileM8.3 · 30,000 deaths · $920 million
• July 13, 1936, Northern Chile1 m · M7.3 · 1 death · 3 runups
• December 4, 1934, Northern ChileM6.9 · 1 runup
• February 23, 1933, Northern ChileM7.6 · 1 runup
• March 18, 1931, Central ChileM7.1
• December 29, 1930, Northern Chile1 m · M6 · 1 runup
• August 9, 1929, Northern Chile7.5 m · 1 runup
• December 1, 1928, Central Chile1.5 m · M7.6 · 279 deaths · 2 runups
• November 20, 1928, Northern ChileM7.1
• March 31, 1928, Northern Chile1 runup
• November 21, 1927, Southern ChileM7.1 · 1 runup
• December 9, 1926, Northern ChileM6 · 3 runups
• May 15, 1925, Northern ChileM7.1
• August 12, 1923, Northern Chile1 runup
• May 7, 1923, Northern ChileEarthquake
• May 4, 1923, Northern ChileM7
• March 4, 1923, San Felix Island, Chile35 m · 1 runup
• February 17, 1923, Central Chile1.5 m · 1 runup
• November 11, 1922, Northern Chile5.5 m · M8.5 · 700 deaths · 42 runups
• November 7, 1922, Northern ChileM7
• August 20, 1920, Central Chile1.4 m · M7 · 1 runup
• December 4, 1918, Northern Chile5 m · M7.8 · Deaths: few · 4 runups
• May 20, 1918, Northern ChileM7.9
• September 15, 1911, Northern ChileM7.3
• June 8, 1909, Northern ChileM7.6
• August 17, 1906, Central Chile3.5 m · M8.2 · 4,000 deaths · $100 million · 34 runups
• May 7, 1906, Northern Chile2 runups
• December 7, 1903, Northern ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 1 runup
• September 26, 1903, Northern Chile1 runup
• August 8, 1899, Central Chile1 runup
• July 23, 1898, Central ChileM6.5 · 6 deaths · 1 runup
• May 31, 1895, Northern Chile17 runups
• March 27, 1892, Northern Chile1 runup
• August 29, 1886, Sc. ChileEarthquake
• November 12, 1885, Northern Chile1 m · 1 runup
• September 14, 1882, Northern Chile1 runup
• February 23, 1882, Central Chile1 runup
• October 27, 1881, Northern Chile1 runup
• July 14, 1881, Northern Chile1.4 m · 1 runup
• August 15, 1880, Central ChileM7.7 · 2 deaths · 600 houses destroyed · 2 runups
• August 8, 1879, Central Chile1 runup
• November 23, 1878, Central Chile1 runup
• September 30, 1878, Northern Chile2 runups
• June 30, 1878, Northern ChileUnknown
• June 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
• April 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
• March 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
• February 14, 1878, Central Chile1 runup
• February 3, 1878, Northern Chile2 runups
• January 28, 1878, Central Chile5 runups
• January 23, 1878, Northern ChileM7.9 · Deaths: few · 2 runups
• October 9, 1877, Northern Chile2 runups
• September 2, 1877, Central Chile1 runup
• August 23, 1877, Northern Chile1 m · 1 runup
• June 15, 1877, Northern Chile1 runup
• May 15, 1877, Northern Chile1 runup
• May 10, 1877, Northern Chile18 m · M8.3 · 2,385 deaths · 109 runups
• November 19, 1873, Northern Chile1 runup
• July 7, 1873, Nc. Chile/ Sc. ChileEarthquake
• December 28, 1871, Southern Chile1 runup
• October 5, 1871, Northern ChileEarthquake
• August 20, 1871, Central Chile2 runups
• March 25, 1871, Central Chile1 m · M7.5 · 1 runup
• August 24, 1869, Northern Chile2 m · M7.5 · 3 runups
• August 21, 1869, Northern ChileM6.8 · 1 runup
• August 9, 1869, Central Chile3 m · 1 runup
• June 25, 1869, Northern Chile1 runup
• February 6, 1869, Southern Chile1 runup
• January 27, 1869, Central Chile1 runup
• October 16, 1868, Central Chile1 m · 1 runup
• September 14, 1868, Central Chile1 m · 1 runup
• August 14, 1868, Northern Chile0.17 m · M8.5 · 1 runup
• August 13, 1868, Northern Chile18 m · M8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 128 runups
• March 20, 1861, Sc. ChileEarthquake
• October 11, 1859, N. Central Chile200 houses destroyed
• October 5, 1859, Northern Chile6 m · M7.6 · 10 deaths · 339 houses destroyed · 1 runup
• April 24, 1858, Central ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 1 runup
• August 11, 1855, Central ChileEarthquake
• May 26, 1851, Northern Chile3 m · M7.2 · 2 runups
• April 2, 1851, Central ChileM7.1 · Deaths: few
• November 17, 1849, Central Chile5 m · M7.5 · Deaths: few · 3 runups
• October 19, 1847, Central Chile1 runup
• February 12, 1839, Central ChileVolcano and earthquake
• May 7, 1838, Central Chile0.8 m · 1 runup
• November 7, 1837, Southern Chile6 m · M8.5 · 16 deaths · 19 runups
• July 3, 1836, Northern ChileM7.5 · 2 runups
• February 20, 1835, Central Chile24 m · M8.2 · 53 deaths · 22 runups
• September 26, 1829, Sc. ChileDeaths: few
• November 20, 1822, Central Chile3.6 m · M8.5 · 72 deaths · 6 runups
• April 12, 1819, Northern Chile4 m · M8.5 · Deaths: few · 9 runups
• November 19, 1811, Central Chile4 m · 1 runup
• 1765, Central Chile1 runup
• May 25, 1751, Central Chile3.5 m · M8.5 · 65 deaths · 7 runups
• March 23, 1742, Central ChileEarthquake
• December 24, 1737, Southern ChileM8 · Deaths: some
• July 8, 1730, Central Chile8 m · M9.1 · 5 deaths · 16 runups
• November 26, 1705, Northern Chile8 m · 1 runup
• July 12, 1687, Central ChileM7.5 · Deaths: few
• 1686, ChileEarthquake
• March 10, 1681, Northern ChileM7.5
• July 9, 1657, Central Chile1 runup
• March 15, 1657, Central ChileM8 · 40 deaths · 1 runup
• May 14, 1633, Southern ChileDeaths: few · 1 runup
• September 16, 1615, Northern Chile4 m · M7.5 · 1 runup
• December 16, 1575, Southern ChileM8.5 · 1,321 deaths · 3 runups
• February 8, 1570, Central ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · 1 runup
• October 28, 1562, Southern ChileM8 · Deaths: many · 1 runup

• Albania13
• Algeria16
• Antarctica8
• Antigua and Barbuda2
• Argentina6
• Atlantic Ocean4
• Australia59
• Azerbaijan5
• Baltic Sea1
• Bangladesh6
• Barbados3
• Brazil13
• Bulgaria4
• Cameroon2
• Canada36
• Chile169
• China44
• Colombia8
• Congo2
• Cook Islands4
• Costa Rica19
• Croatia18
• Cuba7
• Cyprus6
• Dead Sea1
• Denmark1
• Dominica1
• Dominican Republic6
• East China Sea2
• Ecuador9
• Egypt5
• El Salvador8
• Eritrea1
• Fiji9
• Finland1
• France15
• French Polynesia5
• Georgia2
• Germany2
• Ghana3
• Greece189
• Greenland9
• Grenada2
• Guadeloupe8
• Guatemala9
• Haiti13
• Honduras7
• Iceland10
• India21
• Indonesia269
• Iran6
• Ireland1
• Irish Sea1
• Israel9
• Italy162
• Jamaica11
• Japan385
• Jordan2
• Kenya1
• Kermadec Islands4
• Korea1
• Lebanon6
• Marshall Islands1
• Martinique12
• Mexico84
• Micronesia6
• Montenegro4
• Montserrat5
• Morocco4
• Myanmar3
• Nauru1
• Nepal1
• Netherlands6
• New Caledonia25
• New Zealand92
• Nicaragua8
• North Korea3
• North Sea1
• Northwest Pacific Ocean2
• Norway33
• Pacific Ocean1
• Pakistan4
• Panama10
• Papua New Guinea82
• Peru77
• Philippines113
• Poland2
• Portugal43
• Romania3
• Russia112
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
• Samoa16
• Scotland1
• Senegal1
• Solomon Islands48
• South Africa4
• South Korea14
• Spain19
• Sri Lanka2
• Sudan1
• Sweden3
• Switzerland4
• Syria8
• Taiwan29
• Togo3
• Tonga23
• Trinidad and Tobago4
• Tunisia2
• Turkey77
• Turkmenistan3
• UK Territories5
• Ukraine12
• United Kingdom52
• United States288
• Uruguay4
• US Territories27
• Vanuatu53
• Venezuela28
• Vietnam6
• Wallis and Futuna1

Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.