Historic Earthquake

1956 Chile Earthquake

8 January 1956 · Chile

On 8 January 1956 at 20:54 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Chile. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 181 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.

Date

8 January 1956

Time

20:54 UTC

Magnitude

7.1

Maximum Intensity

V (Mercalli)

Tsunami

Yes

Plate

Altiplano Plate

Country

Chile

Nearest Volcano

Taapaca (113 km)

Nearby Major Earthquakes

Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.

• 2014Northern, Iquique · M 7.7
• 20142014 Iquique Earthquake · M 8.27 deaths
• 20052005 Tarapacá Earthquake · M 7.711 deaths
• 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
• 1959Bolivia · M 7.51 deaths
• 1933Chile · M 7.6
• 1915S · M 7.6
• 1906Off South Coast · M 7.9

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth