M8.2 · 1906 Valparaíso earthquake · 3,882 deaths
Friday, August 17, 1906
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12:40 AM – 12:50 AM
The 1906 Valparaiso, Chile Earthquake
The 1906 Valparaíso earthquake occurred on August 16 at 19:55 local time. Its epicenter was offshore of the Valparaíso Region of Chile, and its magnitude was estimated at 8.2 Mw. This earthquake occurred thirty minutes after an 8.35 Mw earthquake near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Magnitude 8.2 (mw), 35 km deep, The 1906 Valparaiso, Chile Earthquake — 32.40°S, 71.40°W. August 17, 1906 at 00:40 UTC. Deaths: 3,882 (Wikidata). Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgemsup16957911 Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).
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