1960 Valdivia yirdquauk
The 1960 Valdivia yirdquauk (Spaingie: Terremoto de Valdivia) or Great Chilean yirdquauk (Gran terremoto de Chile) o Sunday, 22 Mey 1960 wis the maist pouerfu yirdquauk ever recordit, ratin 9.6 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the efternuin (19:11 GMT, 15:11 local time), an lasted approximately 10 minutes. The resultin tsunami affectit soothren Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastren New Zealand, sootheast Australie, an the Aleutian Islands.
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| Date | May 22, 1960[1] 15:11:14[2] |
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| Duration | 11 – 13 minutes - 1000km(+ plus) est ruptur[3] |
| Magnitude | 9.6[3] |
| Depth | 33 km |
| Epicentre | Lumaco, Chile 38°14′06″S 73°02′49″W / 38.235°S 73.047°WCoordinates: 38°14′06″S 73°02′49″W / 38.235°S 73.047°W[1] |
| Auries affectit | Chile, Argentinae, Unitit States, Japan, Philippines |
| Tsunami | Yes |
| Foreshocks | Yes 8.6 & 8.1 highest |
| Eftershocks | Yes |
| Casualties | 2,230 – 6,000[3] |
References
eedit- ↑ a b "ShakeMap Atlas". Earthquake.usgs.gov. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 11 Juin 2012.
- ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1960_05_22_articles.php
- ↑ a b c "Emergency & Disasters Data Base". Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Archived frae the original on 21 Juin 2007. Retrieved 9 Januar 2007. Unknown parameter
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