Chile has been at a convergent plate boundary that generates megathrust earthquakes since the Paleozoic era ( 500 million years ago ) . In historical times the Chilean coast has suffered many megathrust earthquakes along this plate boundary , including the strongest earthquake ever measured , which is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake . Most recently , the boundary ruptured , causing the 2007 Tocopilla earthquake in northern Chile
1960 Valdivia earthquake
1960 Valdivia earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake