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1960 Chile Earthquake
1 November 1960 · Concepcion · Chile
On 1 November 1960 at 08:45 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Chile (Concepcion), at a depth of 55 km. It occurred on the Nazca Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 1 November 1960
- Time
- 08:45 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 55 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Country
- Chile
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1975Central · M 7.7
- 1974La Union, Valdivia · M 7.1
- 1962Central · M 7.3
- 19601960 Valdivia Earthquake · M 9.52,226 deaths
- 19601960 Concepción Earthquake · M 8.2
- 1949Angol, Traiguen · M 7.357 deaths
- 1920Off Central Coast · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth