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Historic Earthquake
2012 Constitución Earthquake
25 March 2012 · Parral, Santiago · Chile
On 25 March 2012 at 22:37 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Chile (Parral, Santiago), at a depth of 41 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 137 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 14.
- Date
- 25 March 2012
- Time
- 22:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 41 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 14
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Descabezado Grande (140 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20102010 Chile Earthquake · M 8.8558 deaths
- 19851985 Santiago Jimin · M 8.0180 deaths
- 1981Off Central Coast, Las Cruces · M 7.51 deaths
- 19531953 Concepción Earthquake · M 7.69 deaths
- 19391939 Chillán Earthquake · M 8.330,000 deaths
- 1928Talca, Chillan · M 7.6279 deaths
- 1914Off Central Coast · M 7.6
- 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