Earthquakes Today in Chile - Recent Seismic Activity Live updates of today's earthquakes in Chile View recent seismic activity with magnitudes, depths, epicenter locations, and interactive earthquake maps Updated continuously
Recent Earthquakes in Chile - USGS Data Recent Earthquakes in Chile - USGS Data Track recent earthquakes across Chile with real-time USGS data (M1 5+) View seismic activity on our interactive map No quakes recently? Explore activity in nearby regions
1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia Chile is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a known zone of high seismicity The earthquake was a megathrust earthquake resulting from the release of mechanical stress between the subducting Nazca plate and South American plate on the Peru–Chile Trench, off the coast of southern Chile
The complete Chile earthquake report (up-to-date 2026). In the table below you will find the strongest earthquakes that occurred near Chile in the past 10 years You can use the tabs to find the heaviest historic earthquakes since the year 1900 or within a specific year or distance from Chile
Chile earthquake of 1960 | Causes, Effects, Facts | Britannica Chile earthquake of 1960, the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century Originating off the coast of southern Chile on May 22, 1960, the temblor caused substantial damage and loss of life both in that country and—as a result of the tsunamis that it generated—in distant Pacific coastal areas