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4 days ago · A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Chile on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:50 p.m. Chile time about 28 miles southeast of San Pedro ...
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile and are shown in the map to the side. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).
3 days ago · The Geoscience Network said that Thursday's quake was the most intense to strike Chile since 2016, when a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the south of the country. Trending Reader Picks Internet ...
3 days ago · SANTIAGO, July 18 (Reuters) - A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the mining-intensive Antofagasta region of Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The U.S ...
2 days ago · 1:20. An earthquake struck Chile’s northern copper and lithium mining region late Thursday, triggering brief power cuts, rock-slides and one death, local press said. There were no immediate ...
3 days ago · Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific that is unqiuely vulnerable to earthquakes Chileans still have painful memories of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in 2010 that spawned a tsunami and killed 526 people.
4 days ago · The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami risk from the earthquake, which was centered around 20 km (12.5 miles) south of San Pedro de Atacama, according to Chile's national ...
The first one was a magnitude 6.7 M W earthquake that struck off the coast of Biobío, Chile, at 23:21 on 15 March 2010 at the epicenter, at a depth of 18 kilometres (11 mi). The second earthquake struck on land in the region at 22:58 ( UTC) on 2 April 2010 at 5.9 M W and at a depth of 39 km (24 mi).
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.
Dec 15, 2023 · The 1960 Valdivia megathrust earthquake in South Chile, with Mw = 9.5, is the greatest earthquake ever recorded in human history. Its rupture broke a surface roughly 1,000 kilometers long...
