1575 Valdivia earthquake

1575 Valdivia earthquake

The 1575 Valdivia earthquake was an earthquake in Chile that caused the subsequent flood of Valdivia much like the 1960 Valdivia earthquake caused the ensuing Riñihuazo flooding. It occurred on December 16, 1575. The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5 and the epicenter was approximately coord|39|48|00|S|73|12|00|W|.

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* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7057/full/nature03943.html Predecesors to the 1960 earthquake - Nature.com]
* [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5591998/Silent-witnesses-seismic-sagas-Chilean.html Silent witnesses - Goliath]


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