- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 9, 1971 CE
- Location:
- Chile, Central
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 58 km
- Deaths:
- 83
- Injuries:
- 447
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$236.4M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.47
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.22
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.87
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.49
Other earthquake records of 1971 CE
- Turkey, Bingol · Ms 6.7 · 995 deaths
- California, San Fernando · Ms 6.5 · 65 deaths
- Turkey, Burdur · Ms 5.9 · 56 deaths
- Italy, Tuscania · Mb 4.6 · 24 deaths
- Peru, Apurimac · Mb 5.7 · 5 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, New Ireland: Bougainville · Ms 7.9 · 3 deaths
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 1971 CE Earthquake — Chile, Central happen?
- July 9, 1971 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: 83. Historical death tolls vary by source.