Earthquake in the Aysén region in 1927

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Earthquake in the Aysén region in 1927
Earthquake in the Aysén region 1927 (Aysén)
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date November 21, 1927
Time 23:12:25 UTC
Magnitude 7.1  M S
depth 33 km
epicenter 44 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  S , 73 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  S , 73 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W
country Chile
Affected places

Región de Aysén

Tsunami Yes, 2.8 meters

The 1927 earthquake in the Región de Aysén was an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 M s . It happened on November 21, 1927 and triggered a tsunami .

In the Río Aisén region , waves have been reported to cause flooding about 100 meters inland over a length of about 25 mi (40 km).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Significant Earthquakes Full Search, sort by Date, Country. In: ngdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2012 .
  2. Tsunami Event. In: ngdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2012 .
  3. ^ Tsunamis reported from the west coast of South America, 1562–1960. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 915-921.