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Historic Earthquake
2007 Aisén Fjord Earthquake
21 April 2007 · Southern · Chile
On 21 April 2007 at 17:53 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chile (Southern), at a depth of 37 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 254 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 10 people (including tsunami victims).
- Date
- 21 April 2007
- Time
- 17:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 37 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10
- Homes Damaged
- 2
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (50.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Meullin (32 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Southern Chile Earthquake · M 7.6
- 19271927 Aysén Region Earthquake · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth