1420 Caldera earthquake
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| Local date | September 1, 1420 |
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| Magnitude | 8.8–9.4 Mw |
| Epicenter | 27°00′S 71°00′W / 27.0°S 71.0°WCoordinates: 27°00′S 71°00′W / 27.0°S 71.0°W |
| Areas affected | Chile |
| Tsunami | yes |
The 1420 Caldera earthquake shook the southern portion of Atacama Desert on September 1 and caused tsunamis in Chile as well as Hawaii and the towns of Japan. The earthquake is thought to have had a size of 8.8–9.4 Mw.[1][2] Historical records of the tsunami exist for the Japanese harbours of Kawarago and Aiga where confused residents saw the water recede in the morning of September 1,[1] without any sign of an earthquake.[3] In Chile, landslides occurred along the coast as well.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b c Guzmán, L. (February 14, 2019). "Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Abad M.; Izquierdo T.; Cáceres M.; Bernárdez E.; Rodríguez‐Vidal J. (2018). "Coastal boulder deposit as evidence of an ocean‐wide prehistoric tsunami originated on the Atacama Desert coast (northern Chile)". Sedimentology. doi:10.1111/sed.12570.
- ^ Tsuji Y. (2013). "Catalog of Distant Tsunamis Reaching Japan from Chile and Peru" (PDF). Report of Tsunami Engineering. 30: 62.
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