June 8, 1972 Tsunami: Central Chile
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake began at Central Chile on June 8, 1972 at 18:53:41 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
- June 8, 1972, 18:53:41 UTC
- Source
- Central Chile
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.6, 39 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 30.500° S, 71.800° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
More
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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 2048.