The 1570 Concepción earthquake occurred at 9:00, on February 8, 1570. The strong earthquake destroyed
Concepción, Chile. It was accompanied by a
tsunami
A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater exp ...
, and
aftershocks were felt for months. According to
NOAA at least 2000 lives were lost and every house was destroyed. Because of a delay between the earthquake and the tsunami, much of the population was able to escape to higher ground.
The earthquake's magnitude was 8.3
Ms, located at .
See also
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List of earthquakes in Chile __NOTOC__
Chile lay in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca Plate, and has high tectonic activity. The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete.
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 15 ...
References
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Megathrust earthquakes in Chile, 1570 Concepción
16th-century earthquakes
1570 in science
1570s in the Captaincy General of Chile
1570s in the Viceroyalty of Peru