Significant earthquakes in Chile
Chile: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
6
in 1869
All-time low
1
in 1520
Years of data
124
1520–2024
Significant earthquakes in Chile, 1520–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, significant earthquakes in Chile stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 124 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Chile peaked at 6 in 1869 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1520.
Chile ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Significant earthquakes in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1520 | 1 | — |
| 1543 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1562 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1570 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1575 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1604 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1615 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1633 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1639 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1647 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1657 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1681 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1687 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1705 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1737 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1742 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1822 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1829 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1831 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1849 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1851 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1855 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1858 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1869 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1870 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 1871 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1873 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1877 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1878 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 1881 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1882 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1892 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1906 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1911 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1922 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1923 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1926 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1929 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1930 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1934 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1936 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1940 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1946 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1950 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1953 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1956 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1957 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1958 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1961 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1967 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Significant earthquakes in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 1871 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 1965 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1520s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1540s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1560s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1570s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1600s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1610s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1630s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1640s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1650s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1680s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1810s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1820s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1840s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1850s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1860s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1870s | 3.4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1880s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1900s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1920s | 1.38 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1930s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.62 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Chile?
- Significant earthquakes in Chile was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1869.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1520.
- How does Chile rank for significant earthquakes?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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