1615 Arica earthquake

1615 Arica earthquake
Local date	16 September 1615
Magnitude	7.5 Ms
Epicenter	18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W
Areas affected	Arica ; Spanish Empire
Total damage	Moderate
Tsunami	Small
Casualties	3 injured

The 1615 Arica earthquake was a major earthquake centered near Arica in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of Peru, within the present day Arica y Parinacota Region of northwestern Chile.

The earthquake caused considerable damage to the infrastructure of the city with the Iglesia Mayor. The city's fort collapsed, and cracks opened in the floor of the royal quicksilver storage facility.^[3]^[2] No human was reported dead but three people suffered injuries.^[3]

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Local date	16 September 1615 (1615-09-16)
Magnitude	7.5 M_s^[1]
Epicenter	18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W / -18.500; -70.350
Areas affected	Arica Spanish Empire
Total damage	Moderate^[2]
Tsunami	Small^[1]
Casualties	3 injured^[3]