1647 Santiago earthquake

1647 Santiago earthquake
1647 Santiago earthquake is located in Chile
1647 Santiago earthquake
Local dateMay 14, 1647 (1647-05-14)
MagnitudeUnknown
Epicenter33°24′S 70°36′W / 33.4°S 70.6°W / -33.4; -70.6[1]
Areas affectedChile
Max. intensityMMI XI (Extreme)
TsunamiNone
Casualties1,000

The 1647 Santiago earthquake struck Santiago, Chile on the night of 13 May (22:30 local time, 02:30 UTC on 14 May) and is said to have brought virtually every building in the city to the ground. The earthquake was felt throughout the so-called Captaincy General of Chile, an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire. The maximum felt intensity was XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale and there were about a thousand casualties.

  1. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 27 August 2010.

1647 Santiago earthquake

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