1922 Vallenar earthquake

The earthquake struck the Atacama Region near the border with Argentina at 04:32 UTC on 11 November, and is given a moment magnitude of 8.3 to 8.6 and a tsunami magnitude of 8.7. The tsunami it triggered damaged the Chilean coast and was observed as far away as Australia. A maximum Mercalli-Sieberg intensity of XI was assigned at Vallenar, with X across the surrounding region.

Origin time (UTC)

1922-11-11T04:32

Magnitude

8.5

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

70

Deaths, as sources state them

Newspapers estimated more than 1,000 dead, at least 500 of them in Vallenar

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official19221111043251_30

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, atacama, tsunami, 1922

Coordinates: -28.293, -69.852

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Chile from 1900 to 1949

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