February 23, 1933 Earthquake: Chile

Date

February 23, 1933

Time

08:09:12 UTC

Place

Chile

Magnitude

7.6 (Ms)

Focal depth

40 km (25 mi)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

20.000° S, 71.000° 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 · 156 km
• May 10, 1877, Off North Coast, ChileM8.3 · 2,385 deaths · 175 km
• September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-ChileM7.7 · 700 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 194 km
• June 13, 2005, Tarapaca, ChileM7.7 · 11 deaths · $5.1 million · 544 houses destroyed · 188 km
• April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, ChileM8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 50 km
• August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, ChileM6.9 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 1,000 houses destroyed · 152 km
• March 16, 2014, Iquique, ChileM6.7 · 31 km
• January 23, 1878, Tarapaca, ChileM7.9 · Deaths: few · 70 km
• April 3, 2014, Iquique, Northern, ChileM7.7 · 83 km
• October 5, 1871, ChileM7.3 · Deaths: few · 101 houses destroyed · 86 km
• September 26, 1903, Iquique, Chile92 km
• August 24, 1869, Tacna, Iquique, Pica, Peru, ChileM7.5 · 92 km
• June 25, 1869, Iquique, Pisagua, Chile95 km
• June 15, 1877, Northern, Chile95 km
• October 27, 1881, Northern, Chile95 km

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