September 15, 1911 Earthquake: Northern, Chile

Date

September 15, 1911

Time

13:10 UTC

Place

Northern, Chile

Magnitude

7.3 (Ms)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

20.000° S, 72.000° W

Country

Chile

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• August 13, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 188 km
• April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, ChileM8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 136 km
• February 23, 1933, ChileM7.6 · 104 km
• March 16, 2014, Iquique, ChileM6.7 · 136 km
• April 3, 2014, Iquique, Northern, ChileM7.7 · 170 km
• January 23, 1878, Tarapaca, ChileM7.9 · Deaths: few · 174 km
• August 14, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 188 km
• October 5, 1871, ChileM7.3 · Deaths: few · 101 houses destroyed · 189 km
• August 24, 1869, Tacna, Iquique, Pica, Peru, ChileM7.5 · 190 km
• 1543, ChileDeaths: few · 193 km
• June 25, 1869, Iquique, Pisagua, Chile193 km
• June 15, 1877, Northern, Chile193 km
• October 27, 1881, Northern, Chile193 km
• September 14, 1882, Pisagua, Chile193 km
• September 26, 1903, Iquique, Chile194 km

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