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Historic Earthquake
1983 Chile Earthquake
4 October 1983 · Northern, Copoapo-Chanaral · Chile
On 4 October 1983 at 18:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Chile (Northern, Copoapo-Chanaral), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 150 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 5 people and injured 12. 40 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 4 October 1983
- Time
- 18:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 12
- Homes Destroyed
- 40
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- El Solo (194 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1987Antofagasta, Arica · M 7.31 deaths
- 19661966 Chile Earthquake · M 7.83 deaths
- 1946Northern · M 7.92 deaths
- 1939North Central · M 7.4
- 19221922 Vallenar Earthquake · M 8.5700 deaths
- 1918Copiapo · M 7.8
- 1918Northern · M 7.9
- 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