M8.2 earthquake near La Ligua, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck The 1906 Valparaiso, Chile Earthquake on 17 Aug 1906, 00:40 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is La Ligua, about 17 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.