List of earthquakes in Chile

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This is a list of earthquakes in Chile. This list consider every notable earthquake felt or with its epicenter within Chiles current borders and maritime areas.

Date Time Magnitude Intensity Epicenter Depth Death toll
1570 Concepción earthquake 1570-02-08 9:00 8.3 36.8°′″S, 73°′″W
1575 Valdivia earthquake 1575-12-16 14:30 8.5 39.8°′″S, 73.2°′″W
1647 Santiago earthquake 1647-05-13 19:30 8.5 35°′″S, 72°′″W
1751 Concepción earthquake 1751-05-25 1:00 8.5 36.83°′″S, 73.03°′″W
1835 Concepción earthquake 1835-02-20 11:30 8.5 36.83°′″S, 73.03°′″W
1868 Arica earthquake 1868-08-13 16:45 9.0 18°30′″S, 70.35°′″W
1906 Valparaíso earthquake 1906-08-16 19:48 8.2 33°′″S, 72°′″W 25
1922 Vallenar earthquake 1922-11-10 23:53 8.5 28°30′″S, 70°′″W 25
1939 Chillán earthquake 1939-01-25 23:32 7.8 36.2°′″S, 72.2°′″W 60 30,000
1943 Coquimbo earthquake 1943-04-06 12:07 8.2 30°45′″S, 72°′″W 55
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake 1949-12-17 06:53:30[1] 7.8[1] VIII[1] 54°0′0″S, 68°46′11″W[1] 30[1]
1960 Valdivia earthquake 1960-05-22 19:11 9.5[2] XI[3] 39°30′″S, 74°30′″W 30 2231, 3000, 5700[4] or 6000[5]
1965 Santiago earthquake 1965-03-28 12:33 7.1 32.418° S 71.100° W
1971 Illapel earthquake 1971-07-08 23:03 7.5 32.511° S 71.207° W
1985 Santiago earthquake 1985-03-03 22:47 8.0[6] VIII 33.24°′″S, 71.85°′″W 33 177
1993 San Juan earthquake 1993-06-08 23:17:41[1] 6.5[1] VI[1] 31°33′35″S, 69°13′48″W[1] 113[1]
1995 Antofagasta earthquake 1995-07-30 05:11 8.0[6] 23.360°′″S, 70.31°′″W 47 3
2005 Tarapacá earthquake 2005-06-13 22:45[7] 7.8[6] or 7.9[7] 19.895°′″S, 69.125°′″W 33 11[7]
2007 Aysen Fjord earthquake 2007-04-21 17:53 6.2 VII[8] 45°27′S″72, 50°′W″ 38.1 10[8]
2007 Antofagasta earthquake 2007-11-14 15:40:53[9] 7.7[9] IX[10] 22.189°′″S, 69.843°′″W[9] 60[9] 2[11]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Argentina's seismic prevention institute. Listado de Terremotos Históricos
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey (March 7, 2006). Historic Earthquakes - Chile - 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC - Magnitude 9.5: The Largest Earthquake in the World. Retrieved on 2007-01-09
  3. ^ Reports on the Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960
  4. ^ The Largest Earthquake in the World - Articles. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
  5. ^ Emergency & Disasters Data Base. Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
  6. ^ a b c Servicio Sismológico Universidad de Chile, Sismos importantes o destructivos desde 1570
  7. ^ a b c - BBC Mundo.com
  8. ^ a b Informe No.173 - 21/04/2007 Sismo XI Región (Informe Preliminar - Actualiza Información)
  9. ^ a b c d USGS Earthquake Center. Magnitude 7.7 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
  10. ^ Reported intensities of the earthquake near Tocopilla and Antofagasta on 14 November 2007. Retrieved on 16 November 2007.
  11. ^ "Gobierno confirma dos muertos y cerca de 4 mil damnificados por terremoto en Quillagua", La Tercera, 14 de noviembre de 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. 
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