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Historic Earthquake
1995 Antofagasta Earthquake
30 July 1995 · Antofagasta, Calama · Chile
On 30 July 1995 at 05:11 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Chile (Antofagasta, Calama), at a depth of 46 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 113 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 3 people and injured 58. 115 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 30 July 1995
- Time
- 05:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 46 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 58
- Homes Destroyed
- 115
- Estimated Damage
- 2 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
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Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth