M8.2 earthquake - 121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
27705 d ago · 9 Dec 1950, 21:38 UTC 121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on 9 Dec 1950, 21:38 UTC at a depth of 114 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Calama, about 198 km away in Antofagasta, Chile.
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