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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, [6] [7] making it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
The Lituya Bay megatsunami caused damage at higher elevations than any other tsunami, being powerful enough to push water up the tree covered slopes of the fjord with enough force to clear trees to a reported height of 524 m (1,719 ft). [9] A 1:675 recreation of the tsunami found the wave crest was 150 m (490 ft) tall. [14]
Arica after the earthquake and tsunami The USS Wateree beached at Arica, 430 yards (390 m) inland Sketches of Arica after the earthquake and tsunami from the Illustrated London News. The 1868 Arica earthquake occurred on 13 August 1868, near Arica, then part of Peru, now part of Chile, at 21:30 UTC. It had an estimated magnitude between 8.5 and ...
Officials removed a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday.
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 earthquake produced a tsunami which caused great damage in cities and towns along the Chilean coast; [9] Pichilemu was badly damaged after the earthquake and tsunami struck. [ 10 ] The 6.9 and 7.0 earthquakes of 11 March 2010 occurred two weeks after the 27 February event. [ 11 ]
2010 Chile earthquake; 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami; I. 2015 Illapel earthquake; 2014 Iquique earthquake; L. List of earthquakes in Chile; R.
Landslides in Chile 4: The Punta Cola rock avalanche in Aysén Fjord – American Geophysical Union; 21 April 2007, Mw 6.2, Aisen, Chile – Pacific Tsunami Warning Center; The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.