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Historic Earthquake
1949 Chile Earthquake
20 April 1949 · Angol, Traiguen · Chile
On 20 April 1949 at 03:29 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Chile (Angol, Traiguen), at a depth of 70 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 57 people.
- Date
- 20 April 1949
- Time
- 03:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 70 km
- Deaths
- 57
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Tolhuaca (166 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19601960 Concepción Earthquake · M 8.2
- 19531953 Concepción Earthquake · M 7.69 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth