What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 1730
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 32.50° S, 71.50° W
- Deaths
- 5
- Max water height m
- 8
- Source quake magnitude
- 9.1
- Runups
- 16
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1730 Valparaíso earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami in Valparaíso Region, Chile
The 1730 Valparaíso earthquake occurred at 04:45 local time on July 8. It had an estimated magnitude of 9.1–9.3 and triggered a major tsunami with an estimated magnitude of Mt 8.75, that inundated the lower parts of Valparaíso. The earthquake caused severe damage from La Serena to Chillán, while the tsunami affected more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page