What the records say
- When
- 16 Sep 2015
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 31.57° S, 71.67° W
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 14
- Missing
- 1
- Damage musd
- 600
- Houses destroyed
- 2305
- Max water height m
- 13.6
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2015 Illapel earthquake
8.3 magnitude quake in Chile
The 2015 Illapel earthquake occurred 46 km (29 mi) offshore from Illapel on 16 September 2015 at 19:54:32 Chile Standard Time (22:54:32 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 8.3–8.4. The initial quake lasted between three and five minutes; it was followed by several aftershocks greater than magnitude six and two that exceeded magnitude seven.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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