May 3, 2004 Earthquake: Canete, Chile

Date

May 3, 2004

Time

04:36:50 UTC

Place

Canete, Chile

Magnitude

6.6 (Mw)

Focal depth

21 km (13 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.695° S, 73.406° W

Country

Chile

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• January 25, 1939, Chillan, ChileM8.3 · 30,000 deaths · $920 million · 191 km
• May 22, 1960, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, ChileM9.5 · 2,226 deaths · $1 billion · 58,622 houses destroyed · 50 km
• February 8, 1570, Old Concepcion, ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · 111 km
• February 27, 2010, Maule, Concepcion, Talcahuano, ChileM8.8 · 558 deaths · $30 billion · 181 km
• May 25, 1751, Concepcion, Chillan, Talca, Tutuben, Curico, ChileM8.5 · 65 deaths · 184 km
• April 20, 1949, Angol, Traiguen, ChileM7.3 · 57 deaths · 35 km
• February 20, 1835, Concepcion, ChileM8.2 · 53 deaths · 102 km
• March 15, 1657, Concepcion, Chillan, ChileM8 · 40 deaths · 102 km
• May 6, 1953, Chillan, Concepcion, ChileM7.6 · 9 deaths · $500 million · 155 km
• July 23, 1898, Concepcion, ChileM6.5 · 6 deaths · 102 km
• May 21, 1960, Central, ChileM8.2 · Deaths: few · 24 km
• August 20, 1920, Off Coast Central, ChileM7 · 35 km
• May 10, 1975, Central, ChileM7.7 · 56 km
• February 14, 1962, Central, ChileM7.3 · 81 km
• August 18, 1974, La Union, Valdivia, ChileM7.1 · 90 km

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