1615 Arica earthquake
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Local date | 16 December 1615 |
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Magnitude | 7.5 Ms[1] |
Epicenter | 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°WCoordinates: 18°30′00″S 70°21′00″W / 18.500°S 70.350°W |
Areas affected | Arica Spanish Empire |
Total damage | Moderate[2] |
Tsunami | Small[1] |
Casualties | 3 injured[3] |
The 1615 Arica earthquake was a major earthquake centered near Arica in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of Peru, within the present day Arica y Parinacota Region of northwestern Chile.
The earthquake caused considerable damage to the infrastructure of the city with the Iglesia Mayor. The city's fort collapsed, and cracks opened in the floor of the royal quicksilver storage facility.[3][2] No human was reported dead but three people suffered injuries.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Lomnitz, C. (2004). "Major Earthquakes of Chile: A Historical Survey, 1535-1960". Seismological Research Letters. 75 (3): 368–378. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.921.9875. doi:10.1785/gssrl.75.3.368.
- ^ a b "Significant Earthquake". NGDC/NOAA. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Urrutia de Hazbún, Rosa; Lanza Lazcano, Carlos (1993). Catástrofes en Chile, 1541-1992 (in Spanish). Santiago: Editorial La Noria. p. 33. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
Categories:
- Earthquakes in Chile
- 1615 earthquakes
- 1615 in the Captaincy General of Chile
- 1610s in Peru
- History of Arica y Parinacota Region
- Viceroyalty of Peru