1960 Valdivia earthquake

The rupture occurred off the coast of south central Chile and generated a tsunami that was destructive along the Chilean coast and caused casualties and property damage in Hawaii and Japan, with the wave noticeable along shorelines across the Pacific. It reached Hilo about 14.8 hours after it originated. Estimates of the loss of life from the wave along the Peru and Chile coast differ, ranging from 330 to 2,000.

Date and time (UTC)

1960-05-22T19:11

Highest recorded water height (m)

25

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

9.5

Deaths, as sources state them

330 to 2,000 along the Peru and Chile coast; estimates differ

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1902

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, chile, pacific, hawaii, japan

Coordinates: -38.143, -73.407

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1950 to 1999

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