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Historic Earthquake
1940 Chile Earthquake
11 October 1940 · South Central · Chile
On 11 October 1940 at 18:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile (South Central), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 76 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 11 October 1940
- Time
- 18:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Calbuco (158 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Southern Chile Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth