2019 in Chile
# 2019 in Chile

Events of 2019 in Chile.

## Incumbents

* President: Sebastián Piñera (RN)

## 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 21 – Eye injury 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

* 8 August – Manfred Max-Neef
