Feb 27 (Reuters) – A magnitude 8.8-earthquake struck south-central Chile on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru.
Chile, like other countries around the Pacific Rim’s "ring of fire" earthquake zone, has a long history of major quakes, including the strongest recorded in recent history.
Here are some of the major quakes in Chilean history:
1730 – 8.7 magnitude at central Valparaiso
1835 – 8.2 magnitude south-central Concepcion, 500 dead
1868 – 9.0 magnitude in Arica, (then Peru), 25,000 dead
1877 – 8.3 magnitude offshore northern Tarapaca, 34 dead
1906 – 8.2 magnitude at central Valparaiso, 3,882 dead
1922 – 8.5 magnitude on Chile-Argentina border 1928 – 7.6 magnitude at Talca, 225 dead
1939 – 7.8 magnitude at Chillan, 28,000 dead 1943 – 8.2 magnitude near Illapel-Salamanca, 25 dead
1960 – 7.9 magnitude at Arauco Peninsula
1960 – 9.5 magnitude at Valdivia, 1,655 dead
1965 – 7.0 magnitude at Taltal, 1 dead 1965 – 7.4 magnitude at La Ligua, 400 dead
1971 – 7.5 magnitude in Valparaiso region, 90 dead
1985 – 7.8 magnitude offshore Valparaiso, 177 dead
1998 – 7.1 magnitude near coast of northern Chile
2002 – 6.6 magnitude at Chile-Argentina border region
2003 – 6.8 magnitude near coast of central Chile
2004 – 6.6 magnitude near Bio-Bio, central Chile
2005 – 7.8 magnitude Tarapaca, northern Chile, 11 dead
2007 – 7.7 magnitude at Antofagasta, north Chile, 2 dead
2007 – 6.7 magnitude at Antofagasta 2008 – 6.3 magnitude at Tarapaca 2009 – 6.5 magnitude offshore Tarapaca
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (Compiled by Doina Chiacu)
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