1960 Valdivia earthquake

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:United_States_(West_Coast)
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Chilean_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.5
gptkbp:casualties 1655
gptkbp:category Megathrust earthquakes
Natural disaster in Chile
Tsunamis in Chile
gptkbp:consequence flooding
landslides
infrastructure collapse
Riunited Lake Riñihue overflow
Valdivia city destruction
tsunami damage in Hilo, Hawaii
tsunami deaths in Japan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:date 1960-05-22
gptkbp:displacedPeople 2,000,000
gptkbp:duration ~10 minutes
gptkbp:economicImportance $550 million (1960 USD)
gptkbp:epicenter near Lumaco, Chile
gptkbp:fault megathrust
gptkbp:followedBy tsunami in Pacific Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 Valdivia earthquake
gptkbp:injuries 3000+
gptkbp:largestAftershockMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:latitude -38.24
gptkbp:location gptkb:Valdivia,_Chile
gptkbp:longitude -73.05
gptkbp:maximumDepth 33 km
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1960_Concepción_earthquake
gptkbp:rank largest earthquake ever recorded
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1960_Chilean_earthquakes_sequence
gptkb:1960_Concepción_earthquake
gptkb:1960_Puerto_Montt_earthquake
gptkbp:seismicMoment 2.7×10^23 Nm
gptkbp:tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
gptkbp:timeUTC 19:11:14 UTC
gptkbp:timezone 15:11:14 CLT
gptkbp:tsunami 25 m
yes
gptkbp:USGSEventID official19600522191120_30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ring_of_Fire
gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5