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Historic Earthquake
2016 Southern Chile Earthquake
25 December 2016 · Chile
On 25 December 2016 at 14:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Chile, at a depth of 38 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 139 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 December 2016
- Time
- 14:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 38 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Nearest Volcano
- Yanteles (94 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Aisén Fjord Earthquake · M 6.210 deaths
- 1940South Central · M 7.0
- 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