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lakes. Over all this indicates the rupture zone was about 640 km long, with most damage being concentrated in the middle section (Valdivia).
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struck south-central Chile on December 24 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.5. Together with earthquakes in
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and the Royal Storehouse of Valdivia took heavy damage. Landslides occurred next to
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the earthquake is among the historical predecessors to the
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There is no evidence the earthquake would have produced a
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1737 Valdivia earthquake is located in Chile
Mw
39°48′50″S 73°14′45″W / 39.813889°S 73.245833°W / -39.813889; -73.245833
Chile
1575
1837
great 1960 earthquake
Concepción
Valdivia
Castro
Chiloé Archipelago
Valdivian Fort System
Villarrica
Calafquén
Riñihue
tsunami
Huilliche uprising of 1712
Mapuche uprising of 1723
1730 Valparaíso earthquake
1741 wreckage of HMS Wager
1751 Concepción earthquake
Mapuche uprising of 1766
"Major Earthquakes of Chile: A Historical Survey, 1535-1960"






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