Events in Chile

357 notable events in Chile — earthquakes, murders and fires. Page 1 of 4.

• Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
  Oct 13, 1972 · Aviation accident
• 1960 Valdivia earthquake
  May 21, 1960 · Earthquake
• Matute Johns case
  Nov 20, 1999 · Murder & homicide
• 1973 Chilean coup d'état
  Sep 11, 1973 · War & armed conflict
• Víctor Jara
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• 2010 Copiapó mining accident
  Aug 5, 2010–Oct 13, 2010 · Industrial & structural disaster
• 2010 Chile earthquake
  Feb 27, 2010 · Earthquake
• Etta Place
  Jul 31, 1909 · Death & funeral
• Death of Salvador Allende
  Sep 11, 1973 · Scandal & controversy
• Santa María School massacre
  Dec 22, 1907 · Massacre
• HMS Wager (1739)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Selknam genocide
  1880–1910 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Wager Mutiny
  1741 · War & armed conflict
• Chilean corvette Esmeralda
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 1985 Algarrobo earthquake
  Mar 3, 1985 · Earthquake
• 2015 Illapel earthquake
  Sep 16, 2015 · Earthquake
• Caravan of Death
  Jan 1, 1973 · Massacre
• Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet
  1973 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Murder of Hans Pozo
  Mar 27, 2006 · Murder & homicide
• SMS Dresden (1907)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• United States intervention in Chile
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Haeger case
  Jun 29, 2010 · Murder & homicide
• Julio Pérez Silva
  Jan 1, 1998–Jan 1, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Spiniak case
  Sep 30, 2003 · Crime & justice
• Iglesia de la Compañía Fire
  Dec 8, 1863 · Fire
• Murder of Daniel Zamudio
  Mar 2, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• Attempted assassination of Augusto Pinochet
  Sep 7, 1986 · Murder & homicide
• 1939 Chillán earthquake
  Jan 24, 1939 · Earthquake
• 2011 Chilean Air Force C-212 crash
  Sep 2, 2011 · Aviation accident
• HMS Glamorgan
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Tanquetazo
  Jun 29, 1973 · War & armed conflict
• Eltanin impact
  date unknown · Natural disaster
• Seguro Obrero massacre
  Sep 5, 1938 · Massacre
• 1868 Arica earthquake
  Aug 13, 1868 · Earthquake
• Calama school stabbing
  Mar 27, 2026 · Attack (other)
• 2014 Iquique earthquake
  Apr 1, 2014 · Earthquake
• Viña del Mar psychopaths
  Aug 5, 1980–Nov 1, 1981 · Murder & homicide
• Armed resistance in Chile (1973–1990)
  Sep 11, 1973 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Curalaba
  Dec 23, 1598 · War & armed conflict
• Caso Degollados
  Mar 30, 1985 · Massacre
• 1647 Santiago earthquake
  May 14, 1647 · Earthquake
• 1906 Valparaíso earthquake
  Aug 16, 1906 · Earthquake
• LAN-Chile Flight 621
  Apr 3, 1961 · Aviation accident
• Project Andrea
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Francisca Sandoval case
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Crisis of 1982
  1982 · Crisis
• 2026 Chilean wildfires
  from Jan 17, 2026 · Fire
• Anfruns case
  Jun 3, 1979 · Murder & homicide
• 1995 Antofagasta earthquake
  Jul 30, 1995 · Earthquake
• HMS Good Hope (1901)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Karadima case
  Apr 26, 2010 · Crime & justice
• Queronque rail accident
  Feb 17, 1986 · Rail accident
• Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera
  Feb 6, 2024 · Aviation accident
• 1575 Valdivia earthquake
  Dec 16, 1575 · Earthquake
• 1730 Valparaíso earthquake
  Jul 8, 1730 · Earthquake
• Convenios case
  2023 · Crime & justice
• 2007 Tocopilla earthquake
  Nov 14, 2007 · Earthquake
• Operation Colombo
  1975 · Massacre
• Death of Tomás Bravo
  Feb 17, 2021 · Murder & homicide
• Boris Weisfeiler
  Jan 1, 1985 · Disappearance
• Ronald Ojeda
  Feb 21, 2024 · Murder & homicide
• 1960 Concepción earthquakes
  May 21, 1960 · Earthquake
• Chilean–Peruvian territorial dispute
  Jan 1, 1883 · Scandal & controversy
• 1877 Iquique earthquake
  May 9, 1877 · Earthquake
• HMS Monmouth (1901)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 1945 El Teniente mining accident
  Jun 19, 1945 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Chilean naval mutiny of 1931
  Aug 31, 1931–Sep 7, 1931 · War & armed conflict
• 2016 Chiloé earthquake
  Dec 25, 2016 · Earthquake
• Cabo Valdés case
  Apr 25, 1977 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Minte stream road accident
  May 7, 1995 · Accident
• Operation Albania
  Jun 15, 1987 · Terrorism
• Bombardment of Valparaíso
  Mar 31, 1866 · Bombing & explosion
• Direct negotiations between Chile and Argentina in 1977–1978
  date unknown · Crisis
• Great Valparaiso Fire of 2024
  Feb 7, 2024 · Fire
• Assassination de Jaime Guzmán
  Apr 1, 1991 · Murder & homicide
• Calama case
  Mar 9, 1981 · Terrorism
• Massacre of Puerto Montt
  Mar 9, 1969 · Massacre
• Quebrada de Macul mudslide
  May 3, 1993 · Natural disaster
• Murder of Rene Schneider
  Oct 22, 1970 · Murder & homicide
• Atala Riffo and Daughters v. Chile
  Feb 24, 2012 · Crime & justice
• Murders of María José Reyes and Juan Duarte
  Jul 1, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• 2017 Valparaíso earthquake
  Apr 24, 2017 · Earthquake
• Calle Conferencia Case
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Quemados case
  Jul 2, 1986 · Terrorism
• Penta case
  2014 · Scandal & controversy
• 2025 El Teniente mining accident
  Jul 31, 2025 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Hermosilla case
  from Nov 2023 · Scandal & controversy
• Diana Arón
  Nov 18, 1974 · Kidnapping & hostage
• LAN-Chile Flight 107
  Feb 6, 1965 · Aviation accident
• 1973 Chilean economic crisis
  Oct 1, 1972 · Crisis
• Kidnapping of Cristián Edwards
  Sep 9, 1991 · Kidnapping & hostage
• 1965 La Ligua earthquake
  Mar 28, 1965 · Earthquake
• Alto Río building collapse
  Feb 27, 2010 · Industrial & structural disaster
• 1971 Aconcagua earthquake
  Jul 8, 1971 · Earthquake
• Luchsinger-Mackay case
  Jan 4, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• 1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash
  Dec 30, 1946 · Aviation accident
• 2005 Tarapacá earthquake
  Jun 13, 2005 · Earthquake
• 1420 Caldera earthquake
  Aug 31, 1420 · Earthquake
• Alejandrina Cox incident
  Jun 27, 1973 · Scandal & controversy
• Diego Ruiz Restrepo
  Jan 1, 2018–Jan 1, 2020 · Murder & homicide