- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 18, 1974 CE
- Location:
- Chile, La Union, Valdivia
- Magnitude:
- 7.1 Ms
- Depth:
- 36 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
Other earthquake records of 1974 CE
- China, Yunnan And Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'ung · Ms 7.1 · 20,000 deaths
- Pakistan, Balakot, Patan · Ms 6.2 · 5,300 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Callao · Mw 8.1 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Nakagi · Ms 6.5 · 27 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Cali, Pereira · Ms 7.3 · 11 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Yauyos · Mb 6.3 · 10 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 1974 CE Earthquake — Chile, La Union, Valdivia happen?
- August 18, 1974 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.