November 1, 1960 Tsunami: Southern Chile
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake began at Southern Chile on November 1, 1960 at 08:45:59 UTC.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- November 1, 1960, 08:45:59 UTC
- Source
- Southern Chile
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.4, 55 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 38.500° S, 75.100° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
November 1, 1960, 08:46 UTC, 38.5 S, 75.1 W, magnitude 7.2 MS, depth 55 km. (reference #164)
November 1, 1960, 08:46 UTC, 38.5 S, 75.1 W, magnitude 7.4 MS, depth 55 km. (reference #552)
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 1906.