- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 29, 1962 CE
- Location:
- 17 km NE of Iquique, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 40 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.035
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.86
Other earthquake records of 1962 CE
- Iran, Buyin-Zara · Ms 7.2 · 12,225 deaths
- Colombia, Mistrato, Manizales · Ms 6.8 · 47 deaths
- Iran, Mussavieh · Mw 5.8 · 20 deaths
- Italy, S · M 6.1 · 16 deaths
- Albania · M 6 · 15 deaths
- Iran, Torbat Heydariyeh, Akhmedabad · Ms 5 · 6 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.2 - 17 km NE of Iquique, Chile (1962 CE) happen?
- December 29, 1962 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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