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1420 Caldera earthquake

1420 CE · Spain, Europe · Disaster

The 1420 Caldera earthquake was a pre-Columbian earthquake that shook the southern portion of Atacama Desert in the early morning of 31 August 1420 and caused tsunamis in Chile as well as Hawaii and the towns of Japan. The earthquake is thought to have had a size of 8. 8–9. 4 Mw.

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