M9.5Chile

M9.5 earthquake in Chile, 22 May 1960

On 22 May 1960 at 19:11 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 9.5 struck in Chile, 25 km deep. It set off a tsunami. In the next 30 days 8 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or more followed within 100 km, the strongest 7.0.

M9.5Magnitude

25 kmDepth

19:11Time (UTC) · 22 May 1960

8Aftershocks · magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days

M9.5 earthquake in Chile, 22 May 1960

Aftershocks · 8

magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days

7.01960-06-2043 km · 25 km 6.51960-05-2360 km · 20 km 6.41960-05-2363 km · 25 km 6.31960-05-2999 km · 25 km 6.21960-05-2339 km · 25 km 6.11960-06-0144 km · 35 km

6.01960-05-2874 km · 25 km

5.91960-05-2946 km · 25 km

Towns of the atlas within 200 km

Temuco97 km · 282k Concepción150 km · 218k Valdivia186 km · 150k Talcahuano160 km · 148k Los Ángeles119 km · 143k San Pedro de la Paz148 km · 132k Coronel126 km · 116k Hualpén153 km · 92k Chiguayante139 km · 85k Padre Las Casas98 km · 76k Villarrica163 km · 55k Angol72 km · 49k

Before and after

7.8

Chile22 May 1960

6.5

off Chile23 May 1960

1960

Earthquakes of 1960Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more

EarthquakesChile

Earlier strong earthquakes within 300 km

8.1

21 May 196036 km

7.8

22 May 196033 km

7.6

6 May 1953126 km · Deaths 9

7.1

22 May 196053 km

6.8

22 May 196039 km

6.2

3 January 195151 km