Tsunami — Central Chile

When

27 Feb 2010

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

36.12° S, 72.90° W

Deaths

558

Injuries

12000

Damage musd

30000

Max water height m

29

Source quake magnitude

8.8

Runups

692

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Megathrust earthquake off the coast of central Chile

On 27 February 2010 at 03:34 UTC−03:00, a Mww 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off the coast of the Maule Region of central Chile. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, it lasted approximately three minutes and was felt across six Chilean regions, home to roughly 80 percent of the country's population.

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