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Historic Earthquake
1939 Chile Earthquake
18 April 1939 · North Central · Chile
On 18 April 1939 at 06:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Chile (North Central), at a depth of 100 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 136 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 18 April 1939
- Time
- 06:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 100 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- El Solo (177 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1987Antofagasta, Arica · M 7.31 deaths
- 1983Northern, Copoapo-Chanaral · M 7.35 deaths
- 19661966 Chile Earthquake · M 7.83 deaths
- 1946Northern · M 7.92 deaths
- 19221922 Vallenar Earthquake · M 8.5700 deaths
- 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