Region
Antofagasta
Chile · South America
Antofagasta is a region of Chile, in South America. It spans the South American and Altiplano plates. Records include 15 volcanoes, 11 major earthquakes since 1900 and 15 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
Volcanoes (15)
- Lascar 2026
- Licancabur ?
- Guayaques ?
- Purico Complex ?
- Colachi ?
- Acamarachi ?
- Chiliques ?
- Cordón de Puntas Negras ?
- Miñiques Volcano ?
- Cerro Tujle ?
- Caichinque ?
- Tilocálar ?
- Pular ?
- La Negrillar ?
- Lastarria ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2024Northern · M 7.41 deaths
- 20072007 Tocopilla Earthquake · M 7.72 deaths
- 19951995 Antofagasta Earthquake · M 8.03 deaths
- 1987Antofagasta, Arica · M 7.31 deaths
- 1967Northern · M 7.51 deaths
- 1965Northern · M 7.0
- 1953Northern · M 7.43 deaths
- 19501950 Calama Earthquake · M 8.01 deaths
- 1948Antofagasta · M 7.0
- 1936Taltal · M 7.31 deaths
- 1929Antofagasta · M 7.5
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 2007Northern Chile, Chile · 0.3 m2 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1985Central Chile, Chile · 3.5 m180 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1966Northern Chile, Chile · 0.4 m3 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002