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1960 Valdivia earthquake

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The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was...

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Valdivia earthquake

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Valdivia earthquake 1575 Valdivia earthquake 1737 Valdivia earthquake 1837 Valdivia earthquake 1960 Valdivia earthquake This disambiguation page lists...

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1575 Valdivia earthquake

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The 1575 Valdivia earthquake occurred at 14:30 local time on December 16. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.5 of on the surface wave magnitude scale...

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Valdivia

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1960, Valdivia was severely damaged by the Great Chilean earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, at magnitude 9.5. The earthquake caused...

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Earthquake

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earthquake in China, with over 830,000 fatalities, and the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, the largest ever recorded at 9.5 magnitude. Earthquakes...

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1837 Valdivia earthquake

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The 1837 Valdivia earthquake struck south-central Chile on November 7. Together with earthquakes in 1575 and 1737 the earthquake is among the historical...

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Lists of earthquakes

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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from events too weak to be detectable except by sensitive...

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1585 Aleutian Islands earthquake

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generated by the largest Pacific earthquakes. The largest run-up height in modern times was from the 1960 Valdivia earthquake which tsunami run-up measured...

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List of earthquakes in Chile

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the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia). The strongest known recorded in modern times was also in Chile, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. Geology of Chile L. Guzmán:...

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2010 Chile earthquake

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400 km (1,500 mi) away). It is the largest earthquake to hit Chile since the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which devastated several...

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List of megathrust earthquakes

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USGS. Retrieved 13 July 2021. "M 9.5 – 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)". USGS. Retrieved 13 July 2021. "M 8.5 – 132 km ESE of Kuril'sk...

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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1960 Valdivia earthquake (magnitude 9.5) and the 1964 Alaska earthquake in Prince William Sound (magnitude 9.2). The only other recorded earthquakes of...

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Megathrust earthquake

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considered impossible. The largest recorded megathrust earthquake was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, estimated magnitude 9.5, centered off the coast of Chile...

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1737 Valdivia earthquake

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The 1737 Valdivia earthquake struck south-central Chile on December 24 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.5. Together with earthquakes in 1575 and...

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Foreshock

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location and timing of such earthquakes. The strongest recorded mainshock that followed a foreshock is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which had a magnitude...

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Ring of Fire

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largest earthquake ever recorded, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. More recently, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck central Chile on February 27, 2010, the...

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Rodrigo de Quiroga

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1575 an earthquake struck southern Chile, and ruined the cities of La Imperial, Villarrica, Osorno, Castro, and specially the city of Valdivia, where the...

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Peak ground acceleration

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PMC 6361895. PMID 30718810. "M 9.5 - 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)". USGS. Retrieved 21 September 2023. Schäfer, Andreas, et...

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Teletsunami

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generated by major earthquakes such as the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, 1960 Valdivia earthquake, 1964 Alaska earthquake, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2011 Tohoku...

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TNT equivalent

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June 30, 2009. cites 6E14 watts continuous. "How much energy does an earthquake release?". Volcano Discovery. June 12, 2023. Borowski, Stanley K. (March...

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List of earthquakes in the United States

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Valdivia earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.5 earthquake, between 2200 and 6000 fatalities, including 61 in Hilo, HI 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and...

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List of tsunamis

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without specialized equipment, occur frequently as a result of minor earthquakes and other events. Around 1600 BC, the eruption of Thira devastated Aegean...

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Conquest of Chile

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period in Chilean historiography that starts with the arrival of Pedro de Valdivia to Chile in 1541 and ends with the death of Martín García Óñez de Loyola...

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Tsunami

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the sediments, an earthquake or a release of gas hydrates (methane etc.). The 1960 Valdivia earthquake (Mw 9.5), 1964 Alaska earthquake (Mw 9.2), 2004 Indian...

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Submarine earthquake

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A submarine, undersea, or underwater earthquake is an earthquake that occurs underwater at the bottom of a body of water, especially an ocean. They are...

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Nazca Plate

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of producing massive earthquakes, including the largest ever recorded on earth, the moment magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake. A second triple junction...

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