Is Los Ángeles safe? Chile travel risk
Is Los Ángeles safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Los Ángeles scores 47/100 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.
Los Ángeles scores 47/100 (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 Los Ángeles: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 37.4667° S, 72.3500° W within Biobío, Los Ángeles is situated 473.7 km NNE of Santiago at an altitude of 141 m.
Biobío
37.4667° S, 72.3500° W
141 m
America/Santiago
143,023
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Los Ángeles happened in February (23 of 37 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 13 Nov 2022 (117 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 10 May 2026 (79 km away) — USGS details
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