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Historic Earthquake
1948 Chile Earthquake
26 December 1948 · Antofagasta · Chile
On 26 December 1948 at 07:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile (Antofagasta), at a depth of 100 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 141 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 26 December 1948
- Time
- 07:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 100 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Sairecabur (116 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014Northern, Iquique · M 7.7
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- 20052005 Tarapacá Earthquake · M 7.711 deaths
- 19951995 Antofagasta Earthquake · M 8.03 deaths
- 1959Bolivia · M 7.51 deaths
- 19501950 Calama Earthquake · M 8.01 deaths
- 1929Chile · M 7.5
- 1916Bolivia · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth