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Historic Earthquake
1962 Chile Earthquake
14 February 1962 · Central · Chile
On 14 February 1962 at 06:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Chile (Central), at a depth of 45 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 193 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 14 February 1962
- Time
- 06:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 45 km
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Callaqui (94 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20102010 Chile Earthquake · M 8.8558 deaths
- 1975Central · M 7.7
- 1960Concepcion · M 7.4
- 19601960 Valdivia Earthquake · M 9.52,226 deaths
- 19601960 Concepción Earthquake · M 8.2
- 19531953 Concepción Earthquake · M 7.69 deaths
- 1949Angol, Traiguen · M 7.357 deaths
- 19391939 Chillán Earthquake · M 8.330,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth