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Historic Earthquake
1922 Vallenar Earthquake
11 November 1922 · Atacama · Chile
On 11 November 1922 at 04:32 UTC, a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Chile (Atacama), at a depth of 70 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 215 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 700 people (including tsunami victims). It is the 16th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 11 November 1922
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.5
- Depth
- 70 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 700
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.5 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- El Solo (173 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Northern, Copoapo-Chanaral · M 7.35 deaths
- 1978Northern, Copiapo-Taltai · M 7.0
- 1955Chile · M 7.11 deaths
- 1946Northern · M 7.92 deaths
- 1939North Central · M 7.4
- 1918Copiapo · M 7.8
- 1918Northern · M 7.9
- 1909Chile · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth