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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.
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).
The 1960 Agadir earthquake occurred on 29 February at 23:40:18 Western European Time near the city of Agadir, located in western Morocco on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the earthquake's moderate M w scale magnitude of 5.8, its relatively shallow depth (15.0 km [ 7 ] ) resulted in strong surface shaking, with a maximum perceived ...
Earthquakes which did not affect the United States directly, but caused tsunamis which did: 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.5 earthquake, between 2200 and 6000 fatalities, including 61 in Hilo, HI; 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere
Pages in category "1960 earthquakes" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by seismotomography imaging technique, [1] observations using space satellites from outer space, [2] artificial intelligence (AI)-based earthquake warning systems [3] — they rely mainly ...
Epicentres of major earthquakes in Morocco with year of occurrence since 1900. ... 1960-02-29: Agadir: X 5.8 M w: 12,000–15,000 12,000 Extreme damage 1909-01-29
1960 earthquakes (6 P) 1961 earthquakes (3 P) 1962 earthquakes (6 P) 1963 earthquakes (6 P) 1964 earthquakes (8 P) 1965 earthquakes (9 P) 1966 earthquakes (9 P) 1967 ...