M 8.4 Earthquake - August 1906, Chile
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:40. Earthquakes – Tsunamis
On 17 August 1906 at 00:40 UTC a Richter magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Chile with an epicentre near Valparasio triggering a 1.5 m tsunami that struck the coast. Thousands of people were killed and buildings close to the epicentre were severely damaged.
1 Okal, E.A. 2005. A re-evaluation of the great Aleutian and Chilean earthquakes of 1906 August 17. Geophysical Journal International. Vol. 161, pp 268-282
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