Chile earthquakes in 1960

1. 6.0202 km SW of Quellón, ChileDec 31, 1960 · 20 km deep
2. 6.3270 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileDec 29, 1960 · 25 km deep
3. 6.192 km NE of Tocopilla, ChileDec 6, 1960 · 50 km deep
4. 7.377 km NNE of Taltal, ChileDec 2, 1960 · 35 km deep
5. 6.0221 km WSW of Quellón, ChileNov 29, 1960 · 20 km deep
6. 6.2Off the coast of Los Lagos, ChileNov 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
7. 6.242 km N of Antofagasta, ChileNov 9, 1960 · 35 km deep
8. 7.4Off the coast of Araucania, ChileNov 1, 1960 · 20 km deep
9. 6.223 km NE of Antofagasta, ChileOct 30, 1960 · 35 km deep
10. 5.835 km WSW of Traiguén, ChileOct 14, 1960 · 25 km deep
11. 6.0West Chile RiseOct 2, 1960 · 15 km deep
12. 6.7115 km W of Corral, ChileAug 13, 1960 · 25 km deep
13. 5.8202 km WSW of Quell?n, ChileJul 31, 1960 · 20 km deep
14. 6.1269 km SW of Quell?n, ChileJul 27, 1960 · 20 km deep
15. 5.839 km WNW of Carahue, ChileJul 5, 1960 · 20 km deep
16. 5.6140 km WSW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileJul 2, 1960 · 15 km deep
17. 6.129 km NW of Quellón, ChileJun 28, 1960 · 25 km deep
18. 6.917 km WSW of Pitrufquén, ChileJun 20, 1960 · 25 km deep
19. 7.024 km WNW of Traiguén, ChileJun 19, 1960 · 25 km deep
20. 5.9299 km SW of Quellón, ChileJun 13, 1960 · 15 km deep
21. 7.735 km S of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileJun 6, 1960 · 15 km deep
22. 6.1127 km SW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileJun 2, 1960 · 15 km deep
23. 6.128 km WSW of Angol, ChileJun 1, 1960 · 35 km deep
24. 6.0188 km W of Corral, ChileMay 30, 1960 · 15 km deep
25. 5.9181 km WSW of Chonchi, ChileMay 29, 1960 · 20 km deep
26. 5.915 km ENE of Cañete, ChileMay 29, 1960 · 25 km deep
27. 6.317 km W of Mulchén, ChileMay 29, 1960 · 25 km deep
28. 6.010 km NNW of Angol, ChileMay 28, 1960 · 25 km deep
29. 5.8271 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileMay 27, 1960 · 15 km deep
30. 6.7259 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileMay 25, 1960 · 20 km deep
31. 6.158 km S of Quellón, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 20 km deep
32. 6.222 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 25 km deep
33. 6.1252 km WSW of Cochrane, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 20 km deep
34. 6.49 km N of Traiguén, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 25 km deep
35. 6.2134 km WSW of Chonchi, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
36. 6.329 km NW of Calbuco, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
37. 6.564 km WNW of Carahue, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
38. 9.51960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
39. 7.838 km WNW of Traiguén, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
40. 6.822 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
41. 7.126 km W of Angol, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
42. 5.830 km SE of Cañete, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
43. 5.857 km SSW of Lebu, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 15 km deep
44. 6.217 km SE of Arauco, ChileMay 21, 1960 · 25 km deep
45. 8.14 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 21, 1960 · 25 km deep

1. 9.51960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
2. 8.14 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 21, 1960 · 25 km deep
3. 7.838 km WNW of Traiguén, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
4. 7.735 km S of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileJun 6, 1960 · 15 km deep
5. 7.4Off the coast of Araucania, ChileNov 1, 1960 · 20 km deep
6. 7.377 km NNE of Taltal, ChileDec 2, 1960 · 35 km deep
7. 7.126 km W of Angol, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
8. 7.024 km WNW of Traiguén, ChileJun 19, 1960 · 25 km deep
9. 6.917 km WSW of Pitrufquén, ChileJun 20, 1960 · 25 km deep
10. 6.822 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
11. 6.7115 km W of Corral, ChileAug 13, 1960 · 25 km deep
12. 6.7259 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileMay 25, 1960 · 20 km deep
13. 6.564 km WNW of Carahue, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
14. 6.49 km N of Traiguén, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 25 km deep
15. 6.317 km W of Mulchén, ChileMay 29, 1960 · 25 km deep
16. 6.3270 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileDec 29, 1960 · 25 km deep
17. 6.329 km NW of Calbuco, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 25 km deep
18. 6.2Off the coast of Los Lagos, ChileNov 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
19. 6.222 km ESE of Cañete, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 25 km deep
20. 6.2134 km WSW of Chonchi, ChileMay 22, 1960 · 20 km deep
21. 6.217 km SE of Arauco, ChileMay 21, 1960 · 25 km deep
22. 6.242 km N of Antofagasta, ChileNov 9, 1960 · 35 km deep
23. 6.223 km NE of Antofagasta, ChileOct 30, 1960 · 35 km deep
24. 6.1252 km WSW of Cochrane, ChileMay 23, 1960 · 20 km deep
25. 6.1127 km SW of Puerto Chacabuco, ChileJun 2, 1960 · 15 km deep

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

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