Is Viña del Mar safe? Chile travel risk
Is Viña del Mar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Viña del Mar 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.
Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (65/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Valparaíso (33.0244° S, 71.5517° W), Viña del Mar sits 95.6 km ESE from Santiago at 17 m elevation.
Valparaíso
33.0244° S, 71.5517° W
17 m
America/Santiago
332,875
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Viña del Mar happened in December (6 of 12 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.
- Largest: M6.0 on 31 May 2026 (38 km away) — USGS details
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