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The partially collapsed 21-story O'Higgins Tower, Concepción. The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto del 27F) [7] occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34:12 local time (06:34:12 UTC), having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) occurred on 22 May 1960.Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, [1] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4, [6] [7] making it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
Chile lies in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca plate, and has high tectonic activity.The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete. Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side.
They formed part of the foreshock sequence for the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history. [6] The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. [3] [7] Its epicenter was near Cañete, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 8.1 [1] or 8.3 [2] M W and 7.3 [3] or 7.5 [4] M S. This earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds ...
Chile has requested of Switzerland to provide first aid supplies, civil engineering experts, and rescue teams. [14] The Santiago Metro had resumed partial operation. [15] Los Angeles County Fire Department's California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2) started mobilizing for deployment to Chile for earthquake rescue efforts. [16]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the northern coast of Chile on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, although there were no initial reports of damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck northern Chile near its border with Argentina late Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, shaking homes and causing power outages. There were no immediate ...
Chile, Biobío Region: 9.5: 25.0: XII The 1960 Valdivia earthquake was the largest event recorded by a seismograph. Chile was left with major destruction from the earthquake and a large tsunami which swept across the Pacific. 2.226 people were killed and 3,000 were injured. 58,622 homes were destroyed. Damage costs were $1 billion (1960 rate).