The epicenter for the 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake or Valdivia Earthquake happened near the city of Cantete about 100 miles south of the 2010 Chile earthquake.
May 22 1960
May 22, 1960.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 9.5. The largest recorded in human history.
In Chile in 1960, a 9.5 on the Richter scale
9.5
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
No, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake hit Chile in 1960.
The 1960 Chile earthquake, also known as the Valdivia earthquake, released energy equivalent to about 1,000 megatons of TNT, making it the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
May 22, 1960.
Because in 1960 there was a big earthquake
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