Tarapaca Region, Chile – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Tarapaca Region (Chile). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M2.5 earthquake near Pozo Almonte on 2026-09-06 09:57:28 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

175

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M4.4

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M2.91

Avg depth (last 30 days)

106 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC

Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Tarapaca Region · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 486 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 86 days.

Catalogue entries48606 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM4.8Pica ↗

Depth · median108.0 km486 events with valid depth

Last 30 days174Previous 30 days: 166

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

Sep2025

Oct2025

Nov2025

Dec2025

Jan2026

Feb2026

Mar2026

Apr2026

May2026

100

Jun2026

183

Jul2026

165

Aug2026

Sep2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month	06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2025	1
October 2025	01 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	0
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	0
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	0
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	0
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	0
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	0
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	0
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	0
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	100
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	183
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	165
September 2026 · Partial month	01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 2026	37

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 486

M 2.0 – < 3.0331

M 3.0 – < 4.0139

M 4.0 – < 5.016

M 5.0 – < 6.00

M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

486 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km11

30 – < 70 km41

70 – < 300 km434

300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days174

Previous 30 days166

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods0

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Tarapaca Region in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

M4.8

Seismic profile

Tarapaca Region · M ≥ 2.0

Earthquakes by month

How strong were the earthquakes?

At what depth did they occur?

Current period in context

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Strongest recorded earthquake

Pica

Huara

Pozo Almonte

Data and methodology

Source reports used

Map (last 30 days)

About Tarapaca Region

Seismic activity in 2026

Earthquakes in Tarapaca Region (last 30 days)