earthquake icon indicating copy to clipboard operation
earthquake copied to clipboard

Earthquakes in Chile

Earthquakes in Chile since 1900

This page allows to visualize the most important seismic events since 1900. The measurement process has improved over time, augmenting the quantity and quality of the earthquake records. The radius and the color of the circles maps to the earthquake magnitude. The interactive visualization:

Earthquakes in Chile since 1900

Data

Maps

The mapping libraries and tiles are provided by MapBox. Mapbox uses open data from OpenStreepMap and its contributors.

Earthquake Data

The earthquake data was retrieved from the ANSS Composite Catalog and joined with the Centennial Catalog from the USGS. Thanks to the USGS, to the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) for providing the catalog and to the Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC) and to the organizations that contributed the data to the NCEDC.