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Historic Earthquake
1965 La Ligua Earthquake
28 March 1965 · Central · Chile
On 28 March 1965 at 16:33 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Chile (Central), at a depth of 61 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 148 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 400 people.
- Date
- 28 March 1965
- Time
- 16:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 61 km
- Deaths
- 400
- Estimated Damage
- 125 million US dollars
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Tupungatito (174 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19851985 Pichilemu Earthquake · M 7.52 deaths
- 19851985 Santiago Jimin · M 8.0180 deaths
- 1981Off Central Coast, Las Cruces · M 7.51 deaths
- 19711971 Aconcagua Earthquake · M 7.883 deaths
- 19431943 Ovalle Earthquake · M 8.211 deaths
- 1928Talca, Chillan · M 7.6279 deaths
- 19061906 Valparaíso Earthquake · M 8.24,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth