1960 Valdivia earthquake on May 22, 1960 was the strongest earthquakes ever, reaching 9.5 Mw. This earthquake occurred at noon (19:11 GMT, 14:11 local time) and caused a tsunami that reached southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeastern Australia, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
Earthquake epicenter is located near Canete, about 900 km south of Santiago, although Valdivia, Chile, is the city most affected. This causes the tsunami damage along the Chilean coast, with waves up to 25 meters (82 feet). The main tsunami raced across the Pacific Ocean, and crush the Hilo, Hawaii. Waves as high as 10.7 meters (35 feet) recorded 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) from the epicenter, and as far as Japan and the Philippines.
The death toll and monetary losses arising from this disaster will never be precisely known. Various estimates of the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami have been published, the study cites figures refer to the USGS study the earthquake and tsunami that has killed 2231, 3000, or 5,700 people, and other sources to use estimates that 6,000 people were killed. From different sources estimate the monetary cost ranged between 400 billion to 800 billion U.S. dollars (or 2.9 to 5.8 billion dollars in 2010, adjusted for inflation.)
Earthquake epicenter is located near Canete, about 900 km south of Santiago, although Valdivia, Chile, is the city most affected. This causes the tsunami damage along the Chilean coast, with waves up to 25 meters (82 feet). The main tsunami raced across the Pacific Ocean, and crush the Hilo, Hawaii. Waves as high as 10.7 meters (35 feet) recorded 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) from the epicenter, and as far as Japan and the Philippines.
The death toll and monetary losses arising from this disaster will never be precisely known. Various estimates of the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami have been published, the study cites figures refer to the USGS study the earthquake and tsunami that has killed 2231, 3000, or 5,700 people, and other sources to use estimates that 6,000 people were killed. From different sources estimate the monetary cost ranged between 400 billion to 800 billion U.S. dollars (or 2.9 to 5.8 billion dollars in 2010, adjusted for inflation.)
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