What the records say
- When
- 20 Nov 1822
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 33.00° S, 72.00° W
- Deaths
- 72
- Injuries
- 200
- Max water height m
- 3.6
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 6
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1822 Valparaíso earthquake
Earthquake in Chile
The 1822 Valparaíso earthquake was a major earthquake that occurred in Valparaíso, Chile on November 19, 1822. The earthquake has an estimated surface wave magnitude of 8.5. It triggered a moderate tsunami measuring up to 12 ft (3.7 m) along the Chilean coast. The earthquake and tsunami killed between 72 and 300 people and left a further 200 injured.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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