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Historic Earthquake
1953 Chile Earthquake
7 December 1953 · Northern · Chile
On 7 December 1953 at 02:05 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Chile (Northern), at a depth of 128 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 7 December 1953
- Time
- 02:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 128 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Estimated Damage
- 7 million US dollars
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Putana (101 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1929Chile · M 7.5
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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