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Historic Earthquake
1928 Chile Earthquake
1 December 1928 · Talca, Chillan · Chile
On 1 December 1928 at 04:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Chile (Talca, Chillan), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 139 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 279 people.
- Date
- 1 December 1928
- Time
- 04:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 279
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.5 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Descabezado Grande (131 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20102010 Chile Earthquake · M 8.8558 deaths
- 19851985 Santiago Jimin · M 8.0180 deaths
- 1981Off Central Coast, Las Cruces · M 7.51 deaths
- 19711971 Aconcagua Earthquake · M 7.883 deaths
- 19531953 Concepción Earthquake · M 7.69 deaths
- 19391939 Chillán Earthquake · M 8.330,000 deaths
- 1914Off Central Coast · M 7.6
- 19061906 Valparaíso Earthquake · M 8.24,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth