1960 Chilean earthquakes sequence

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_Chilean_earthquakes_sequence

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Chile gptkb:Japan gptkb:Philippines gptkb:United_States gptkb:Puerto_Montt gptkb:Concepción gptkb:Valdivia
gptkbp:aftermath	6 June 1960 aftershock
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Nazca_Plate–South_American_Plate
gptkbp:casualties	estimated 1,000–6,000
gptkbp:deadliestEvent	gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake
gptkbp:destroyedBy	widespread destruction in southern Chile
gptkbp:earthquake	megathrust
gptkbp:economicLoss	over US$550 million (1960 value)
gptkbp:endDate	6 June 1960
gptkbp:epicenter	near Lumaco, Chile
gptkbp:followedBy	numerous aftershocks
gptkbp:foreshock	gptkb:21_May_1960_Concepción_earthquake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1960 Chilean earthquakes sequence
gptkbp:largestMagnitude	9.5
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:mainshock	gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake
gptkbp:mainshockDate	22 May 1960
gptkbp:mainshockDepth	33 km
gptkbp:mainshockMagnitude	9.5
gptkbp:mainshockTime	19:11 UTC
gptkbp:mainshockType	megathrust earthquake
gptkbp:notableFor	largest earthquake ever recorded
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:21_May_1960_Concepción_earthquake
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake gptkb:1960_Concepción_earthquake gptkb:1960_Puerto_Montt_earthquake
gptkbp:ruptureArea	about 200,000 km²
gptkbp:ruptureLength	about 1,000 km
gptkbp:seismicMoment	2.5×10^23 Nm
gptkbp:startDate	21 May 1960
gptkbp:tectonicSetting	Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
gptkbp:triggeredBy	gptkb:Rinihué_Lake_outburst_flood gptkb:tsunami_in_Hilo,_Hawaii landslides
gptkbp:tsunami	gptkb:Pacific-wide_tsunami up to 10.7 meters in Hilo, Hawaii up to 25 meters in Chile
gptkbp:tsunamiDeaths	138 in Japan 32 in the Philippines 61 in Hilo, Hawaii
gptkbp:tsunamiTravelTimeToHawaii	about 15 hours
gptkbp:tsunamiTravelTimeToJapan	about 22 hours
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6