Historic Earthquake

2024 Chile Earthquake

19 July 2024 · Northern · Chile

On 19 July 2024 at 01:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Chile (Northern), at a depth of 117 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 177 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 1 person.

Date

19 July 2024

Time

01:50 UTC

Magnitude

7.4

Depth

117 km

Maximum Intensity

VI (Mercalli)

Deaths

1

Plate

South American Plate

Country

Chile

Nearest Volcano

Purico Complex (6 km)

Nearby Major Earthquakes

Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.

• 20072007 Tocopilla Earthquake · M 7.72 deaths
• 19951995 Antofagasta Earthquake · M 8.03 deaths
• 1967Northern · M 7.51 deaths
• 1959Bolivia · M 7.51 deaths
• 1957S · M 7.8
• 19501950 Calama Earthquake · M 8.01 deaths
• 1929Chile · M 7.5
• 1916Bolivia · M 7.5

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth