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Historic Earthquake
1927 Aysén Region Earthquake
21 November 1927 · Southern · Chile
On 21 November 1927 at 23:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Chile (Southern), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 225 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 21 November 1927
- Time
- 23:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Mentolat (12 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth