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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.
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 38.235°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] |
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