Dec 19, 2024 · The earthquake hit at 3:11 pm approximately 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of Chile, parallel to the city of Valdivia. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5, though some studies alternately proposed that it may have been 9.4 or 9.6.

The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) occurred on 22 May 1960.Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, [1] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4. [6] [7] This makes it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

Jun 17, 2023 · Also known as the Valdivia quake, the Great Chilean Earthquake wreaked havoc across Chile and other countries. The rupture zone was estimated to be between 500-1,000 kilometres (311-621 miles) across Chile’s coast, with the earthquake shaking the nation for more than ten minutes.

Aug 29, 2016 · Residents of Valdivia, Chile, look over wrecked buildings on May 31, 1960. The rumbling started on the afternoon of May 22, 1960. Sergio Barrientos, then about 8 years old, was walking down a...

The world's largest earthquake with an instrumentally documented magnitude occurred on May 22, 1960 near Valdivia, in southern Chile. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological Survey.

May 26, 2020 · The Valdivia earthquake and plate tectonics. One important thing to remember about this earthquake is that it happened in the era before we’d fully worked out plate tectonics. We were close, but there was still so much we didn’t quite understand.

May 23, 2017 · The Chilean town of Valdivia was hit by a 9.5-magnitude earthquake on on May 22, 1960. The impact left thousands dead, many more injured and caused nearly US$800 million worth of damages. Homes in Valdivia, Chile, destroyed by the earthquake of 1960. A few days after the earthquake, the Cordon Caulle began a rhyodacitic fissure eruption.

On May 22, 1960, the largest earthquake in recorded history—magnitude 9.5—struck southern Chile. The earthquake that struck near Valdivia, Chile, in 1960 was the most powerful temblor in recorded history. The quake left about two million people homeless.

Nov 16, 2023 · In 1960, before the Valdivia earthquake, Chile was considered one of the most developed countries in South America. It had a relitively stable economy and a well-established infrastructure. Santiago was a hub of economic and political activity.

Valdivia experienced three distinct hazards due to the 1960 earthquake; strong ground shaking, tectonic subsidence, and tsunami inundation. This study will focus on the first two by characterizing the ground failure due to the strong shaking, and discussing the spatial distribution of co-seismic tectonic deformations.