Click to enlarge

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

Please follow location links to find out more information on each historical event.

DATE	LOCATION	MAGNITUDE*
Nov 14, 2007	Antofagasta	Ms 7.7
June 13, 2005	Tarapaca	Ms 7.8
August 28, 2004	Argentina Border	Ms 6.5
March 5, 1987	Antofagasta	Ms 7.2
March 3, 1985	Llolleo	Ms 7.5
May 22, 1960	Valdivia	M 9.5
*All magnitude values are in Moment Magnitude, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Government Agencies and Professional Associations
• Oficina Nacional de Emergencia de Chile (ONEMI)
• Servicio Sismológico de Chile
• Concrete and Cement Producers Association
• Chilean Earthquake Engineering Association
• Ceresis: Regional Seismology Center for South America
• Maps
• Political Map of Chile
• Construction Practices and Building Codes
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Concrete Frame and Shear Wall Building [2,848 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Concrete Shear Wall Buildings [2,286 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Buildings with Hybrid Masonry Walls [7,054 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Reinforced Clay/Concrete Block Masonry Building [1,547 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Steel Frame Buildings with Shear Walls [269 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Confined Block Masonry Buildings [2,412 K]
• Social and Economic Information
• United Nations Human Settlements Indicators [47 K]
• United Nations Urban Indicators [54 K]