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Historic Earthquake
2015 Illapel Earthquake
16 September 2015 · Central · Chile
On 16 September 2015 at 22:54 UTC, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Chile (Central), at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 113 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 15 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 14. 2,305 homes were destroyed. It is the 47th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 16 September 2015
- Time
- 22:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Depth
- 22 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 14
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,305
- Homes Damaged
- 10,044
- Estimated Damage
- 600 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (13.6 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19851985 Pichilemu Earthquake · M 7.52 deaths
- 19851985 Santiago Jimin · M 8.0180 deaths
- 1981Off Central Coast, Las Cruces · M 7.51 deaths
- 19711971 Aconcagua Earthquake · M 7.883 deaths
- 19651965 La Ligua Earthquake · M 7.3400 deaths
- 19431943 Ovalle Earthquake · M 8.211 deaths
- 19271927 Mendoza Earthquake · M 7.4
- 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