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Historic Earthquake
1966 Chile Earthquake
28 December 1966 · Taltal, Catalina · Chile
On 28 December 1966 at 08:18 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Chile (Taltal, Catalina), at a depth of 47 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 95 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 3 people and injured 6.
- Date
- 28 December 1966
- Time
- 08:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 47 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 6
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.4 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19951995 Antofagasta Earthquake · M 8.03 deaths
- 1987Antofagasta, Arica · M 7.31 deaths
- 1983Northern, Copoapo-Chanaral · M 7.35 deaths
- 1946Northern · M 7.92 deaths
- 1939North Central · M 7.4
- 1936Taltal · M 7.31 deaths
- 1918Copiapo · M 7.8
- 1909Chile · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth