Is La Serena safe? Chile travel risk
Is La Serena safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Serena scores 46/100 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.
La Serena scores 46/100 (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 La Serena: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (66/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Coquimbo (29.9000° S, 71.2500° W), La Serena sits 397.4 km S from Santiago at 30 m elevation.
Coquimbo
29.9000° S, 71.2500° W
30 m
America/Santiago
195,382
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of La Serena happened in December (4 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
13 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 31 Oct 2023 (132 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.2 on 13 Mar 2026 (136 km away) — USGS details
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