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The 2014 Iquique earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on 1 April, with a moment magnitude of 8.2, at 20:46 local time (23:46 UTC). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) northwest of Iquique . [ 1 ]
The 1877 Iquique earthquake occurred at 21:16 local time on 9 May (0:59 on 10 May UTC). It had a magnitude of 8.5 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. [ 2 ] Other estimates of its magnitude have been as high as 8.9 M w and 9.0 M t (based on the size of the tsunami). [ 1 ]
The city has been devastated by several earthquakes, including the 1868 Arica earthquake, the 1877 Iquique earthquake, and the 2005 Tarapacá earthquake. The 2014 Iquique earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 8.2 on April 1, 2014. Naval Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884).
1877 Iquique earthquake; 1994 Bolivia earthquake; 1998 Aiquile earthquake; 2002 La Paz floods; 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires
1877 Iquique earthquake: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in an earthquake at Callao. She was later refloated. [20] [21] [18] Avonmore United Kingdom: 1877 Iquique earthquake: The ship was run into by Geneva ( United States), was driven ashore, refloated and sank in an earthquake at Huanillos with the loss of eight lives.
1971 Aconcagua earthquake; 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake; 1997 Punitaqui earthquake; 2005 Tarapacá earthquake; 2007 Tocopilla earthquake; 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquakes; 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes; 2012 Constitución earthquake; 2013 Vallenar earthquake; 2014 Iquique earthquake; 2016 Chiloé earthquake; 2017 Valparaíso earthquake; 2019 Coquimbo ...
1995 Antofagasta earthquake; 2014 Iquique earthquake; I. 2015 Illapel earthquake This page was last edited on 18 June 2023, at 09:19 (UTC). Text ...
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).