Number of tsunamis in Chile
Chile: Number of tsunamis was 1 events in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1 events
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
4 events
in 2014
All-time low
1 events
in 1570
Years of data
53
1570–2022
Number of tsunamis in Chile, 1570–2022
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2022, number of tsunamis in Chile stood at 1 events. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Chile peaked at 4 events in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1570.
Chile ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Number of tsunamis in Chile, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1570 | 1 events | — |
| 1575 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1633 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1657 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1869 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1885 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 2 events | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 events | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1 events is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1 events is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1630s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1820s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1830s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1860s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 2 |
| 1870s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1890s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 5 |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.2 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 2 events | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.71 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 12 Algeria 1 events compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 events compare
- 12 Australia 1 events compare
- 12 Canada 1 events compare
- 12 China 1 events compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 events compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 events compare
- 12 Greece 1 events compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 events compare
- 12 Haiti 1 events compare
- 12 Iceland 1 events compare
- 12 India 1 events compare
- 12 Norway 1 events compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 events compare
- 12 Peru 1 events compare
- 12 Philippines 1 events compare
- 12 Russia 1 events compare
- 12 Samoa 1 events compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 events compare
- 12 South Korea 1 events compare
- 12 Spain 1 events compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 events compare
- 12 Turkey 1 events compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 events compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 events compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 events compare
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Chile?
- Number of tsunamis in Chile was 1 events in 2022, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4 events in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1570.
- How does Chile rank for number of tsunamis?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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