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Diego de Almagro score: 44/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Diego de Almagro safe? Chile travel risk

Is Diego de Almagro safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Diego de Almagro scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Chile Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Diego de Almagro scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Chile (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Diego de Almagro: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (56/100).

A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 26.3911° S, 70.0458° W place Diego de Almagro within Atacama at an elevation of 792 meters. Heading to Santiago: 785.7 km S.

Region
Atacama
Coordinates
26.3911° S, 70.0458° W
Elevation
792 m
Time Zone
America/Santiago
Population
13,925
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: San Miguel de Tucumán (482.4 km E).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Ricardo García Posada Airport (ESR) 29.3 km ENE
Hospital Care Hospital Dr. Florencio Vargas Díaz 0.7 km WSW
Police Station Subcomisaria Diego de Almagro 0.2 km SW

Adjacent Localities in Chile

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — 1 — — — — — — — — — —
Earthquakes (M5.5+) 1 1 — 1 — 1 — — 1 — — —

Most earthquake events within 100 km of Diego de Almagro happened in January, February, April, June and September (5 of 5 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)

5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Chile travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Chile entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

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112.1 km SSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy