Is Toconao safe? Chile travel risk
Is Toconao safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Toconao scores 49/100 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.
Toconao scores 49/100 (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 Toconao: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (67/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 23.1903° S, 68.0050° W in Antofagasta, Toconao maintains a regional distance of 1,168.3 km SSW to Santiago.
Antofagasta
23.1903° S, 68.0050° W
Lowland
UTC
378
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Toconao happened in July (3 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
11 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 19 Jul 2024 (21 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.9 on 25 May 2026 (110 km away) — USGS details
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