On this day in 1960 the largest earthquake ever recorded by instruments struck southern Chile with a magnitude we now know to be at least 9.5. This earthquake generated a tsunami that traveled through every ocean on earth, though large, dangerous waves only impacted the coastlines around the Pacific Ocean. Chile suffered the greatest impact, with tsunami waves reaching as high as 25 m or 82 ft. Outside of Chile the tsunami was worst on the opposite side of the planet in Japan, where waves reache
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A magnitude 9.5 earthquake hits Chile in 1960, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded. The earthquake generated a tsunami that was destructive not only along the coast of Chile, but also across the Pacific in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines. | Spark
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In 1960, the Nazca Subduction Zone unleashed a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, the largest ever recorded. The seismic waves devastated cities, liquefying ground and triggering landslides. Valdivia was almost completely destroyed. A chain reaction of destruction changed lives forever. Have you ever experienced an earthquake? #earthquake #Valdivia #disaster #1960 #NazcaSubductionZone | Spark
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