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Chile

Chile: earthquakes and wildfires

Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Chile on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

Live map – Chile

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Latest eventM 2.972.3 mi depth · 1 h ago70 mi NNE of Calama, Chile
Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

Key statistics (30 days)

85Earthquakes 31Wildfires 0Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Very extreme
Tomorrow Very extreme
Day after Very extreme

Forecast for the area around: Calama. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Puerto Montt
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Puerto Montt

Forecast for the area around: Chile. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Chile

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Chile

Chile has recorded 36,057 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.8 in 2010.

Satellites have detected 28 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 57,052 acres.

Know the official emergency number, prepare an emergency kit and follow the instructions of your civil protection authority.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Chile →

36,057 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.8.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
2.970 mi NNE of Calama, Chile72.3 mi
4.421 mi S of Alto Hospicio, Chile5.7 mi
2.529 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile13.5 mi
2.827 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile12.4 mi
3.528 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile12.4 mi
2.931 mi NE of Putaendo, Chile60.7 mi
2.927 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile12.6 mi
3.128 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile13.8 mi
2.58 mi SSE of Pica, Chile57.5 mi
4.228 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile16.4 mi
Show all (200)
MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
3.211 mi E of Pica, Chile62.6 mi
3.116 mi N of Calama, Chile53.5 mi
2.691 mi NNE of Calama, Chile78.7 mi
2.764 mi NNE of Calama, Chile75.5 mi
4.342 mi SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile94.5 mi
3.984 mi N of Calama, Chile77.1 mi
2.630 mi E of Talca, Chile65.1 mi
2.923 mi N of La Ligua, Chile50.0 mi
3.021 mi NNW of Valparaiso, Chile17.5 mi
2.613 mi SSE of Calama, Chile58.7 mi
2.621 mi NNE of Calama, Chile64.6 mi
2.640 mi E of Arica, Chile62.2 mi
2.557 mi NNE of Tocopilla, Chile23.5 mi
3.387 mi N of Calama, Chile55.8 mi
2.876 mi SE of Copiapo, Chile63.9 mi
2.891 mi SE of Alto Hospicio, Chile71.8 mi
2.5near Putre, Chile73.2 mi
2.85 mi E of Alto del Carmen, Chile52.3 mi
2.692 mi NNE of Calama, Chile80.3 mi
2.531 mi NNE of Vallenar, Chile41.8 mi
2.919 mi SSW of Cuya, Chile13.5 mi
2.831 mi SSE of Pica, Chile65.4 mi
2.57 mi ENE of Calama, Chile69.3 mi
2.768 mi SE of Pica, Chile87.7 mi
2.543 mi NNE of La Serena, Chile39.1 mi
3.622 mi NNE of Calama, Chile63.2 mi
2.971 mi NE of San Felipe, Chile71.7 mi
2.716 mi ENE of Putre, Chile86.5 mi
2.76 mi ESE of Copiapo, Chile54.2 mi
2.566 mi NE of Santiago, Chile68.1 mi
2.617 mi NNE of Calama, Chile69.5 mi
2.565 mi E of Calama, Chile99.0 mi
3.320 mi SSW of Coquimbo, Chile16.5 mi
3.338 mi SW of Calama, Chile51.4 mi
3.033 mi NNE of La Serena, Chile34.1 mi
2.533 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile28.2 mi
3.261 mi NE of Calama, Chile100.8 mi
4.662 mi WSW of Lebu, Chile6.2 mi
2.731 mi N of Tocopilla, Chile20.9 mi
2.921 mi N of Valparaiso, Chile19.0 mi
2.951 mi SE of Pica, Chile71.0 mi
2.638 mi SW of Caldera, Chile19.4 mi
2.527 mi NW of Temuco, Chile28.3 mi
2.856 mi NNE of Calama, Chile80.2 mi
4.550 mi NE of Pozo Almonte, Chile70.2 mi
4.930 mi NW of Ancud, Chile11.7 mi
3.99 mi NNE of Alto del Carmen, Chile70.4 mi
5.117 mi WSW of Calama, Chile56.7 mi
4.240 mi WSW of Valparaiso, Chile16.4 mi
3.967 mi SSW of Coquimbo, Chile17.4 mi
3.544 mi NNE of Calama, Chile69.8 mi
3.555 mi NNE of Tocopilla, Chile33.4 mi
4.737 mi N of Iquique, Chile42.7 mi
3.710 mi SSW of Calama, Chile62.6 mi
3.530 mi SW of Valdivia, Chile6.2 mi
4.562 mi NNE of Calama, Chile68.8 mi
3.631 mi WSW of Iquique, Chile16.0 mi
4.160 mi NNE of Calama, Chile74.1 mi
4.316 mi NNE of Camina, Chile66.2 mi
4.290 mi N of Calama, Chile77.3 mi
4.191 mi N of Calama, Chile72.8 mi
4.561 mi NNE of Calama, Chile74.8 mi
4.146 mi SSW of Calama, Chile52.6 mi
4.119 mi WSW of Saavedra, Chile19.9 mi
4.319 mi SSW of Melipilla, Chile30.9 mi
4.612 mi NNW of La Ligua, Chile29.7 mi
4.84 mi SSW of Coquimbo, Chile34.2 mi
4.940 mi E of Pica, Chile75.4 mi
4.225 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile13.9 mi
4.328 mi SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile77.6 mi
4.280 mi N of Calama, Chile77.0 mi
4.229 mi NNW of La Serena, Chile31.0 mi
4.563 mi NE of Calama, Chile87.0 mi
2.812 mi SE of Alto Hospicio, Chile31.7 mi
4.260 mi NNE of Calama, Chile79.2 mi
4.330 mi ENE of Alto Hospicio, Chile43.1 mi
4.240 mi S of Vallenar, Chile26.3 mi
4.911 mi WSW of Alto Hospicio, Chile30.0 mi
4.659 mi NNW of Coquimbo, Chile6.2 mi
4.759 mi NNW of Coquimbo, Chile13.7 mi
4.444 mi NNE of Calama, Chile77.3 mi
4.024 mi SSW of Taltal, Chile21.0 mi
4.127 mi NNW of Tome, Chile19.7 mi
4.315 mi SW of San Antonio, Chile21.5 mi
4.318 mi ESE of Puente Alto, Chile67.9 mi
4.319 mi N of Los Vilos, Chile24.3 mi
5.146 mi SSW of Colchane, Chile77.2 mi
4.484 mi N of Calama, Chile76.4 mi
4.523 mi NE of Calama, Chile76.5 mi
4.759 mi SE of Pica, Chile67.0 mi
4.310 mi SE of Coquimbo, Chile46.0 mi
4.786 mi N of Calama, Chile79.3 mi
4.467 mi ENE of Iquique, Chile65.2 mi
4.3104 mi ESE of Antofagasta, Chile62.8 mi
4.417 mi SSW of Temuco, Chile34.7 mi
4.191 mi W of Tirua, Chile6.2 mi
4.320 mi NNW of Valparaiso, Chile19.5 mi
4.011 mi SW of Camina, Chile60.8 mi
4.192 mi E of Calama, Chile103.9 mi
4.311 mi SSE of Chaiten, Chile6.2 mi
4.494 mi WNW of Lebu, Chile6.2 mi
4.379 mi N of Calama, Chile69.3 mi
5.229 mi NNW of Pichilemu, Chile11.6 mi
4.051 mi E of Villa Mercedes, Chile97.6 mi
4.436 mi WSW of San Antonio, Chile16.6 mi
4.023 mi NNW of La Serena, Chile37.9 mi
4.339 mi NNE of Calama, Chile68.3 mi
4.593 mi ENE of Calama, Chile120.0 mi
4.784 mi N of Calama, Chile71.8 mi
4.9106 mi WNW of Mejillones, Chile14.6 mi
4.440 mi SSE of Calama, Chile72.8 mi
4.421 mi NW of Coquimbo, Chile23.6 mi
4.920 mi ENE of Santiago, Chile63.6 mi
4.113 mi ENE of Putre, Chile93.6 mi
4.242 mi NNW of Calama, Chile54.2 mi
4.616 mi WSW of Osorno, Chile37.1 mi
4.517 mi WNW of Punitaqui, Chile24.5 mi
4.243 mi SSW of Alto Hospicio, Chile18.5 mi
4.9147 mi W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile6.2 mi
4.061 mi NE of Iquique, Chile62.7 mi
4.337 mi NW of Valparaiso, Chile16.4 mi
4.376 mi SE of Alto Hospicio, Chile74.4 mi
4.215 mi ENE of Calama, Chile70.5 mi
4.775 mi N of Calama, Chile67.7 mi
4.264 mi S of Calama, Chile63.2 mi
4.39 mi E of San Clemente, Chile67.3 mi
4.382 mi ENE of Taltal, Chile57.3 mi
4.264 mi NNE of Calama, Chile75.6 mi
4.915 mi NE of Calama, Chile73.5 mi
4.37 mi SW of Lautaro, Chile40.1 mi
4.422 mi E of Pica, Chile69.0 mi
4.581 mi NNE of Calama, Chile78.0 mi
4.816 mi E of Los Vilos, Chile53.7 mi
5.115 mi NW of Coquimbo, Chile41.2 mi
4.414 mi SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile86.6 mi
4.132 mi SSE of Pica, Chile68.2 mi
4.654 mi NW of Coquimbo, Chile6.2 mi
4.332 mi SW of Taltal, Chile17.8 mi
4.85 mi WSW of Putre, Chile68.3 mi
4.717 mi WSW of Tocopilla, Chile31.1 mi
4.587 mi E of Calama, Chile99.5 mi
4.367 mi ESE of Antofagasta, Chile48.9 mi
4.435 mi SE of Arica, Chile52.7 mi
4.593 mi NNE of Calama, Chile75.5 mi
4.779 mi N of Calama, Chile75.9 mi
4.213 mi NE of Talca, Chile49.0 mi
4.441 mi ENE of Diego de Almagro, Chile64.4 mi
4.232 mi W of Taltal, Chile22.4 mi
4.297 mi SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile50.4 mi
4.516 mi ESE of Coihueco, Chile62.2 mi
4.618 mi NNE of Calama, Chile65.5 mi
4.689 mi NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile69.7 mi
4.259 mi W of Coquimbo, Chile6.2 mi
4.282 mi N of Calama, Chile77.7 mi
4.750 mi S of Antofagasta, Chile28.6 mi
4.665 mi SE of Pica, Chile77.2 mi
4.532 mi NW of Valparaiso, Chile6.2 mi
4.432 mi NW of Valparaiso, Chile10.7 mi
4.324 mi NNE of Freirina, Chile45.9 mi
4.370 mi N of Calama, Chile72.0 mi
4.226 mi NNE of La Ligua, Chile55.1 mi
4.248 mi SE of Pica, Chile66.1 mi
4.430 mi NNE of Camina, Chile78.2 mi
4.386 mi E of Calama, Chile123.4 mi
4.446 mi ESE of Arica, Chile58.1 mi
4.220 mi NE of Calama, Chile67.7 mi
4.47 mi E of Alto del Carmen, Chile58.3 mi
4.022 mi NE of Pica, Chile56.2 mi
4.552 mi E of Hanga Roa, Chile6.2 mi
4.440 mi SSW of Valparaiso, Chile14.7 mi
4.475 mi NNE of Calama, Chile87.1 mi
5.047 mi W of Coquimbo, Chile7.4 mi
4.214 mi ENE of Putaendo, Chile62.2 mi
4.232 mi SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile85.6 mi
4.452 mi W of Coquimbo, Chile6.2 mi
4.564 mi ENE of Alto Hospicio, Chile61.1 mi
4.436 mi WSW of Valparaiso, Chile11.0 mi
4.184 mi E of Calama, Chile119.6 mi
4.5143 mi S of Puerto Williams, Chile6.2 mi
4.818 mi WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile29.9 mi
4.16 mi ESE of Concon, Chile33.5 mi
4.621 mi NE of Pica, Chile63.2 mi
5.173 mi SSE of Calama, Chile64.8 mi
4.458 mi E of Alto del Carmen, Chile71.3 mi
5.4165 mi S of Puerto Williams, Chile6.2 mi
4.795 mi W of Punitaqui, Chile6.2 mi
4.228 mi N of Valparaiso, Chile22.7 mi
4.446 mi S of Calama, Chile62.4 mi
4.865 mi SSE of Calama, Chile69.3 mi
4.658 mi S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile76.6 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
8.86 mi W of Cobquecura, Chile13.7 mi
8.326 mi NNW of Los Vilos, Chile13.7 mi
8.258 mi NW of Iquique, Chile15.5 mi
8.022 mi NNE of Antofagasta, Chile28.6 mi
8.08 mi SW of Valparaiso, Chile24.9 mi
7.733 mi SW of Alto Hospicio, Chile13.7 mi
7.716 mi WNW of Maria Elena, Chile24.9 mi
7.762 mi ENE of Alto Hospicio, Chile72.1 mi
7.626 mi SW of Quellon, Chile23.6 mi
7.537 mi S of San Antonio, Chile23.6 mi
7.584 mi W of Valparaiso, Chile20.5 mi
7.4130 mi S of Puerto Williams, Chile6.2 mi
7.428 mi ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile72.7 mi
7.477 mi W of Lebu, Chile21.7 mi
7.48 mi SW of Placilla, Chile20.5 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
2026482M6.9
2025681M7.4
2024557M7.4
2023581M6.6
2022566M6.2
2021579M6.4
2020623M6.8
2019529M6.8
2018522M6.3
2017740M6.9
2016762M7.6
20151,487M8.3
20141,182M8.2
2013431M6.8
2012429M7.2
2011563M7.2
20102,146M8.8
2009309M6.5
2008896M6.3
20071,295M7.7
20061,646M6.7
20051,180M7.7
20041,136M6.6
20031,786M6.8
20021,775M6.6
20011,719M6.7
2000790M6.5
19991,286M6.6
19981,610M7.1
1997750M7.1
1996605M6.6
19951,207M8.0
1994986M6.0
1993786M6.7
1992956M6.5
1991269M5.7
1990160M6.3
1989122M6.2
1988180M7.0
1987196M7.3
1986179M5.8
1985411M8.0
1984115M6.4
1983136M7.3
1982102M6.1
1981121M7.5
198098M6.1
1979107M6.1
197882M7.0
197797M5.6
1976103M7.3

Wildfires

28 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 57,052 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
1,023 acres30 mi SE of Coihueco, ChileActive
2,488 acres35 mi S of Puente Alto, ChileActive
1,374 acresnear Llaillay, ChileActive
2,661 acres31 mi S of Temuco, ChileActive
946 acres5 mi ESE of San Carlos, ChileActive
996 acres12 mi NNW of Santiago, ChileActive
1,413 acres12 mi S of Chillan, ChileActive
11,107 acres21 mi NW of Los Angeles, ChileActive
778 acres14 mi SE of Mulchen, ChileActive
1,166 acres64 mi E of Antofagasta, ChileActive
Show all (41)
AreaLocationSinceStatus
4,846 acres36 mi NE of Copiapo, ChileActive
16,467 acres23 mi NNE of Temuco, ChileActive
2,276 acres13 mi NNE of Traiguen, ChileInactive
801 acres9 mi N of Ovalle, ChileInactive
1,443 acres6 mi SE of Los Andes, ChileInactive
3,338 acres40 mi S of Vallenar, ChileInactive
1,488 acres11 mi NW of Santiago, ChileInactive
57,052 acres7 mi ESE of Penco, ChileInactive
751 acresnear Hualpen, ChileInactive
798 acres7 mi E of Copiapo, ChileInactive
2,721 acres22 mi NE of Coihueco, ChileInactive
2,661 acres27 mi SSE of Chillan, ChileInactive
3,039 acresnear Tucapel, ChileInactive
2,780 acres26 mi SSE of Chillan, ChileInactive
20,579 acres27 mi N of Villa Mercedes, ChileInactive
6,907 acres16 mi SE of Chillan, ChileInactive
3,563 acres4 mi W of Lautaro, ChileInactive
2,765 acres25 mi N of Temuco, ChileInactive
3,620 acres19 mi SE of Temuco, ChileInactive
3,830 acres9 mi SSE of Mulchen, ChileInactive
2,523 acres28 mi ENE of Coihueco, ChileInactive
2,575 acres24 mi SE of Linares, ChileInactive
7,529 acres28 mi ENE of Coihueco, ChileInactive
2,894 acres23 mi SE of Linares, ChileInactive
10,794 acres23 mi E of Concepcion, ChileInactive
5,755 acres8 mi WSW of Collipulli, ChileInactive
4,865 acres5 mi SE of Quillon, ChileInactive
3,037 acres13 mi NNW of Lampa, ChileInactive
5,471 acres33 mi NE of Concepcion, ChileInactive
5,782 acres29 mi NE of Concepcion, ChileInactive
4,356 acres17 mi SSE of San Antonio, ChileInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
57,052 acres7 mi ESE of Penco, ChileInactive
20,579 acres27 mi N of Villa Mercedes, ChileInactive
16,467 acres23 mi NNE of Temuco, ChileActive
11,107 acres21 mi NW of Los Angeles, ChileActive
10,794 acres23 mi E of Concepcion, ChileInactive
7,529 acres28 mi ENE of Coihueco, ChileInactive
6,907 acres16 mi SE of Chillan, ChileInactive
5,782 acres29 mi NE of Concepcion, ChileInactive
5,755 acres8 mi WSW of Collipulli, ChileInactive
5,471 acres33 mi NE of Concepcion, ChileInactive
4,865 acres5 mi SE of Quillon, ChileInactive
4,846 acres36 mi NE of Copiapo, ChileActive
4,356 acres17 mi SSE of San Antonio, ChileInactive
3,830 acres9 mi SSE of Mulchen, ChileInactive
3,620 acres19 mi SE of Temuco, ChileInactive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20262657,052 acres
2025211,107 acres

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