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1906 Valparaíso earthquake

1906 CE · Chile, South America · Disaster

1906 Valparaíso earthquake
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The 1906 Valparaíso earthquake occurred on August 16 at 19:55 local time. Its epicenter was offshore of the Valparaíso Region of Chile, and its magnitude was estimated at 8. 2 Mw. This earthquake occurred thirty minutes after an 8. 35 Mw earthquake near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

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