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Historic Earthquake
1946 Chile Earthquake
2 August 1946 · Northern · Chile
On 2 August 1946 at 19:18 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Chile (Northern), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 158 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 2 August 1946
- Time
- 19:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- El Solo (190 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
- 1939North Central · M 7.4
- 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