The 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake
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A Valdivia street after the earthquake of May 22, 1960. [Photo/Agencies] |
Date: May 22, 1960
Magnitude: 9.5 earthquake
Casualties: 1,655 killed and two million homeless
Epicenter: Near Lumaco, approximately 570 km south of Santiago, with Valdivia being the most affected city
Impact: The largest earthquake ever recorded struck on May 22, 1960. The magnitude-9.5 quake killed 1,655 people and made two million homeless and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia and the Aleutian Islands.
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