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Vicuña ( Spanish pronunciation: [biˈkuɲa]) is a Chilean commune and city in Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, founded during the government of Bernardo O'Higgins to secure sovereignty over the Elqui Valley. Poet Gabriela Mistral was born there in 1889. It shares borders to the west with the communes of La Higuera, La Serena and Andacollo, to ...
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 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 ...
Apr 2, 2014 · April 02, 2014. • 5 min read. Even planet Earth has its faults. Movement along those fault lines causes earthquakes, big and small, to rattle the globe every day, most recently making news this...
May 13, 2016 · The 11 July 1889 Chilik earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 8.0–8.3 that has recently been supported by analysis of early seismological and magnetogram readings [Krüger et al., 2015], is amongst the largest continental earthquakes known, and yet its source is a continuing mystery.
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Aug 29, 2016 · "The coast moved toward the west. That increased the area of the country itself." The quake expanded the country of Chile by an area equal to about 1,500 football fields. It also caused a lot...
During April 1819, the area around Copiapó in northern Chile was struck by a sequence of earthquakes over a period of several days. The largest of these earthquakes occurred on 11 April at about 15:00 local time, with an estimated magnitude of M w 8.5.
Sep 29, 2015 · Chile Coquimbo Offshore Earthquake of 16 Sep 2015 8.3 Mw, 22:54:33 UTC, Coordinates: -31.573, -71.674 Depth: 22.4 km
