1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_Valdivia_earthquake_and_tsunami
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath multiple, including 7.7 Mw on May 21, 1960
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Chilean_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.5
gptkbp:casualties 1655
gptkbp:causedBy Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
gptkbp:consequence land subsidence
Riunco volcano eruption
flooding of Valdivia
tsunami across Pacific
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:date 1960-05-22
gptkbp:displacement 2,000,000
gptkbp:economicImportance $550 million (1960 USD)
gptkbp:epicenter near Lumaco, Chile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami
gptkbp:injuries 3000+
gptkbp:largestEarthquakeRecorded true
gptkbp:location gptkb:Valdivia,_Chile
gptkbp:maximumDepth 33 km
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Puerto_Montt
gptkb:Concepción
gptkb:Corral
gptkb:Temuco
gptkb:Valdivia
gptkbp:richterScale 9.5
gptkbp:tsunami 25 m
gptkbp:tsunamiAffectedArea gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:tsunamiArrivalTimeHawaii 15 hours after earthquake
gptkbp:tsunamiArrivalTimeJapan 22 hours after earthquake
gptkbp:tsunamiDeathsChile at least 1,000
gptkbp:tsunamiDeathsHawaii 61
gptkbp:tsunamiDeathsJapan 138
gptkbp:tsunamiDeathsPhilippines 32
gptkbp:tsunamiReached gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:California
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tsunami
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6