2019 in Chile
The following is a list of events in the year 2019 in Chile.
Incumbents
Events
- January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Tongoy, Coquimbo Region in Chile, causing two deaths and as many as 200,000 people left without power. Despite its moderate magnitude, since it was an intraplate earthquake, it caused some serious damage in La Serena and nearby cities.
- October 7 – 2019–2022 [Chilean protests]: The protest begin due to cost of living and inequality.
- October 19 – 2019–2022 Chilean protests: A curfew was declared in the Greater Santiago area.
- October 21 – Eye [injuries in the 2019–2020 Chilean protests]: a record of twenty patients with eye injury arrive at Hospital del Salvador, of these ten arrive in a single hour.
Deaths
- August 8 – Manfred Max-Neef, economist