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1960 Valdivia earthquake sequence
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_Valdivia_earthquake_sequence
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath
multiple, including M7.9 and M7.7
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Great_Chilean_Earthquake_sequence
gptkbp:casualties
estimated 1,000–6,000
gptkbp:consequence
gptkb:1960-05-21_Concepción_earthquake
gptkb:1960-05-24_aftershock_(M7.7)
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:destroyedBy
widespread destruction in southern Chile
gptkbp:endDate
1960-05-27
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1960 Valdivia earthquake sequence
gptkbp:impactedCities
gptkb:Puerto_Montt
gptkb:Concepción
gptkb:Osorno
gptkb:Temuco
gptkb:Valdivia
gptkbp:largestEventDate
1960-05-22
gptkbp:largestEventMagnitude
9.5
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Valdivia,_Chile
gptkbp:mainEvent
gptkb:1960_Valdivia_earthquake
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:1960_Concepción_earthquake
gptkbp:significance
largest earthquake ever recorded
gptkbp:startDate
1960-05-21
gptkbp:tectonicSetting
Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
gptkbp:triggeredBy
Riunco volcano eruption
gptkbp:tsunamiAffectedRegions
Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, New Zealand
gptkbp:tsunamiOccurred
true
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageContext
Valdivia city historic context
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1960_Concepción_earthquake
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7