- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 20, 1822 CE
- Location:
- Chile, Valparaiso, Quillota, Concon, Aconcagua
- Magnitude:
- 8.5 Ms
- Deaths:
- 72
- Injuries:
- 200
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1822 CE
- Turkey, Antakya, Syria: Halab, Dimashq (Damascus) · 20,000 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 5.5 · 12 deaths
- Grenada
- Chile
- Turkey / Syria, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab, Cyprus
- Costa Rica, Matina · Ms 7.6
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1822 CE Earthquake — Chile, Valparaiso, Quillota, Concon, Aconcagua happen?
- November 20, 1822 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 72. Historical death tolls vary by source.