The last time Chile experienced a state of emergency was in 2010, when the population carried out some looting after the earthquake.

Prior to that date, a state of emergency was declared 30 years ago during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet.

Justified as a measure to control disturbances, the state of emergency is in force in the province of Santiago, in the province of Chacabuco and in the municipalities of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.