1868 Arica earthquake
The earthquake struck near Arica on 13 August 1868, in territory then part of Peru and now part of Chile. It generated a tsunami noted across the Pacific, though most of the damage was localised along the coasts of southern Peru and what is now northernmost Chile.
- Date and time (UTC)
- 1868-08-13T21:30
- Highest recorded water height (m)
- 18
- Cause, as the catalogue records it
- earthquake
- Magnitude of the causing earthquake
- 8.5
- NCEI event page
- www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/983
Category: Disasters & Incidents
Tags: earthquake, arica, peru, chile, pacific
Coordinates: -18.6, -71
Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899
More in Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899
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- 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami
- 1853 Lituya Bay landslide and tsunami
- 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
- 1841 Kamchatka earthquake
- 1888 Ritter Island eruption and tsunami
- 1896 Sanriku earthquake
- 1854 Tōkai earthquake
- 1820 Flores Sea earthquake and tsunami
- 1871 Ruang eruption and tsunami
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