Great Chilean Earthquake (1960)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Chilean_Earthquake_(1960)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Valdivia_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.5
gptkbp:casualties estimated 1,000–6,000
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:Rinihue_Lake_drainage_crisis
flooding
infrastructure destruction
widespread landslides
Río San Pedro changed course
tsunami damage across Pacific
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:damageCost US$400 million (1960) value
gptkbp:date 1960-05-22
gptkbp:displacement 2 million people
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:epicenter near Lumaco, Chile
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cordon_Caulle_volcanic_eruption_(1960)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Chilean Earthquake (1960)
gptkbp:largestEarthquakeRecorded yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Valdivia,_Chile
gptkbp:maximumIntensity X (Extreme)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Concepción_earthquake_(1960)
gptkbp:surfaceRuptureLength about 1,000 km
gptkbp:tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
gptkbp:tsunami gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:United_States_West_Coast
yes
gptkbp:tsunamiWaveHeight up to 10.7 meters in Hilo, Hawaii
up to 25 meters in Chile
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Valdivia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6