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08/23/1715 | 1715 Iquique Earthquake

Description

Events in the same region
Date Title Region Preferred Magnitude Quality*
1513 1513 Iquique Earthquake Iquique 8.7 C
1543 1543 Iquique Earthquake Iquique 8 D
1604 Nov 24th, 19:23 1604 Iquique Earthquake Iquique 8.5 C
1715 Aug 23rd 1715 Iquique Earthquake Iquique 7.8 C
References
  • GHEA (GHEC v1.0) -Albini P., Musson R.M.W., Rovida A., Locati M., Gomez Capera A.A., and Viganò D. (2014). The Global Earthquake History. Earthquake Spectra, May 2014, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 607-624. http://doi.org/10.1193/122013EQS297 - Link
  • Lomnitz (2004) -Lomnitz, Cinna. "Major earthquakes of Chile: a historical survey, 1535-1960." Seismological Research Letters 75.3 (2004): 368-378. - Link
  • Comte and Pardo (1991) -Comte, Diana, and Mario Pardo. "Reappraisal of great historical earthquakes in the northern Chile and southern Peru seismic gaps." Natural hazards 4.1 (1991): 23-44. - Link
Event Characteristics
Preferred Magnitude 7.80 (7.50-8.00)
Epicenter -17.300°N, -70.800°E
Depth 80 km
Tsunami no/unknown
Paleo-Event no
Quality of Evidence C
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Magnitude Range
Year Reference Magnitude
2014 GHEA (GHEC v1.0) 7.7 (7.5-8)
2004 Lomnitz (2004) 8
1991 Comte and Pardo (1991) 7.8

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