The 1615 Arica earthquake was a major

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centered near Arica in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of Peru, within the present day Arica y Parinacota Region of northwestern

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. 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

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storage facility. No human was reported dead but three people suffered injuries.

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