Chilean earthquakes are normally the result of thrust faulting at the convergent boundary between the Nazca and South American plates. For further information on the tectonic setting see below:
Chile is on the western coast of the continent of South America, this is the boundary between two tectonic plates, the Nazca plate (which is an oceanic plate) and the South American plate (a continental crustal plate).
In this region the Nazca and South American plates are converging at a rate of approximately 80mm / year. The dense oceanic crust of the Nazca plate is being forced under or subducted beneath the less dense continental crust of the South American Plate.
The recent (February 2010) Chilean earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.8. In the past, Chile suffered the worlds most powerful recorded earthquake which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, also known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, with a magnitude of 9.5. It occurred on May 22, 1960, in Chile, causing widespread destruction and triggering tsunamis that affected locations as far as Hawaii and Japan. The earthquake resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and caused significant damage to infrastructure in Chile.
The highest magnitude earthquake was a 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960.
Approximately 1,000-1,500 people were killed in the Great Chilean Earthquake that occurred on May 22, 1960.
The highest earthquake reading ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 earthquake that struck Chile on May 22, 1960. This earthquake, known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, caused widespread damage and triggered a deadly tsunami that affected coastal areas across the Pacific Ocean.
The 1960 Chilean earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.5 - the largest ever recorded by seismometer.
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The recent (February 2010) Chilean earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.8. In the past, Chile suffered the worlds most powerful recorded earthquake which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5.
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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.
The biggest earthquake ever recorded, which occurred near the cities of Valdivia and Puerto Montt, Chile, in 1960. Known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, the quake measured an impressive 9.5 on the Richter scale. The death toll of the Great Chilean Earthquake is not known, although the USGS estimates about 1,655 people died, and the earthquake may have caused as much as $800 billion US Dollars in damage.
It occurred on the 22nd of May 1960. Please see the related link.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, also known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, with a magnitude of 9.5. It occurred on May 22, 1960, in Chile, causing widespread destruction and triggering tsunamis that affected locations as far as Hawaii and Japan. The earthquake resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and caused significant damage to infrastructure in Chile.
The highest magnitude earthquake was a 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960.
Approximately 1,000-1,500 people were killed in the Great Chilean Earthquake that occurred on May 22, 1960.
The strongest earthquake to date that was recorded is the Valdivia, Chile (May 22, 1960) earthquake (Great Chilean earthquake) with a on the moment scale magnitude of 9.5.
It is not a matter of belief. It has been scientifically measured that the Chilean earthquake caused the Earth's axis to shift approximately two inches.