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  1. www.telesurenglish.net › multimedia › Chiles-9Chile's 9.5 Magnitude Quake in 1960: Strongest Ever Recorded

    May 22, 2017 · IN PICTURES: Also known as the Great Chilean earthquake, it lasted 10 minutes and left at least 6,000 dead. The Chilean town of Valdivia was hit by a 9.5-magnitude earthquake in 1960 on this day. The impact left thousands dead, many more injured and caused nearly US$800 million worth of damages. Lasting around 10 minutes, the earthquake sparked ...

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  3. www.history.com › huge-earthquake-hits-chileHuge earthquake hits Chile - HISTORY

    Nov 13, 2009 · 1960. Huge earthquake hits Chile. On May 21, 1960, the first tremor of a series hits Valdivia, Chile. ... At 3:11 p.m. the following afternoon, an 8.5-magnitude quake rocked southern Chile. The ...

  4. www.wfdd.org › story › when-biggest-earthquake-everWhen The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It ...

    Aug 29, 2016 · Residents of Valdivia, Chile, inspect an enormous crack caused by the Great Chilean Earthquake on May 22, 1960. STF / AFP/Getty Images. The rumbling started on the afternoon of May 22, 1960 ...

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  6. earthquake.usgs.gov › earthquakes › eventpageM 9.5 - 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)

    Magnitude 9.5 mw Location 38.143°S 73.407°W Depth uncertainty 25.0 km Origin Time 1960-05-22 19:11:20.000 UTC Number of Stations - Number of Phases - Minimum Distance-(- ) Travel Time Residual Azimuthal Gap-FE Region Near the coast of Araucania, Chile () Review Status AUTOMATIC Catalog OFFICIAL ( official19600522191120_30 ) Location Source ...

  7. www.britannica.com › question › What-caused-theWhat caused the Chile earthquake of 1960? | Britannica

    A sudden breaking in the rocks along a roughly 560–620-mile (900–1,000-km) stretch of the Nazca Plate caused the earthquake, which has been generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5—the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century. What caused the Chile earthquake of 1960? The Nazca plate is a large tectonic plate that underlies ...

  8. w2.weather.gov › jetstream › surviveMay 1960: Surviving a Tsunami - Lessons from Chile, Hawaii ...

    Actions that saved lives, and actions that cost lives, as recounted by eyewitnesses to the tsunami from the largest earthquake ever measured - the magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960. In interviews several decades later, people in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan recall the tsunami.

  9. santiagotimes.cl › 2017/05/23 › in-pictures-chilesIN PICTURES: Chile’s Strongest Ever 9.5 Magnitude Quake in 1960

    May 23, 2017 · The Chilean town of Valdivia was hit by a 9.5-magnitude earthquake on on May 22, 1960. The impact left thousands dead, many more injured and caused nearly US$800 million worth of damages. Homes in Valdivia, Chile, destroyed by the earthquake of 1960. A few days after the earthquake, the Cordon Caulle began a rhyodacitic fissure eruption.

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