Great Chilean Earthquake
On
May 22,
1960, an
earthquake, measuring 8.5 on the
Richter scale affected Southern
Chile. It had its
epicenter in Valdivia approx. 2000 km south of
Santiago. The earthquake caused a
tsunami which ran through the
Pacific Ocean, and did devastate
Hilo, Hawaii, 10000km from the epicenter. The total number of casualties from the earthquake was estimated to be up to 3000.
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