Magnitude
M 9.5
Depth
25 km
Date
1960
Tsunami
No
1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake) - a magnitude 9.5 earthquake at 25 km depth in 1960. Epicenter: -38.14, -73.41.
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