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Seismic Event Dossier19:57 Local (00:40 UTC)(gerade eben)

M 8.2 earthquake Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 8.2 (MW) earthquake occurred on 1906-08-17, 19:57 local time (00:40 UTC) (gerade eben), centered 71 km N of Viña del Mar (Chile). The hypocenter was located at a intermediate depth of 35 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS.

Historical Landmark Earthquake

#28 of All Time

Curated Global Seismic Archive (1700–Present)

Top-100 Earthquakes

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck ⁨Valparaíso, Chile⁩ on 17. August 1906. Source: ⁨Peru–Chile Trench⁩. Documented deaths: 4,000.

Documented Fatalities4,000Source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
Fault KinematicsSubduction Megathrust
Equivalent Energy30.09 Mt TNT

Magnitude

MW
M 8.2

30.09 Mt TNT

Tiefe

35 km
35 km

intermediate (35–70 km (mitteltief))

PAGER-Auswirkung

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> 1,000 fatalities

Verletzte: > 5,000 · ~15.7M gespürt

Interaktive Karte von Epizentrum & Verwerfungen

32.40°S, 71.40°W
Verwerfung5 km
Peru-Chile-Graben
Subduction Megathrust · ~15.0 mm/yr
Felt byMMI III+
~15.7M exposed
~10.4M strong shaking
Primary SolutionUSGS
USGS#iscgemsup16957911reviewed
1 agencies reporting
Setting32.4°S
Zentralchile (Santiago & Valparaíso)
Continental / Inland crustal

Seismic Activity & Aftershock Sequence

Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.

M0.0M4.5M9.0100%50%0%Hauptbeben16. Aug., 15 Uhr17. Aug., 03 Uhr17. Aug., 15 Uhr18. Aug., 03 Uhr18. Aug., 15 Uhr19. Aug., 03 Uhr19. Aug., 15 Uhr20. Aug., 03 UhrM8.2
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<35 km (flach)35–70 km (mitteltief)>70 km (tief)Hauptbeben

Situation Monitoring

Continuous verification
Multi-agency verification of casualties, tsunami alerts, and seismic sequence

Key facts so far

Casualties
Damage assessment in progress
Tsunami Status
No tsunami threat
NOAA PTWC & regional buoys
Citizen Felt Reports
0
No felt reports submitted
Macroseismic DYFI verification
Aftershock Sequence
Monitoring
Aftershocks expected (Omori law)
LightGBM hazard model forecast
Multi-agency seismic telemetry active. Awaiting wire headlines.

Agency Discrepancy Matrix (Cross-Network Verification)

Comparing multi-network solutions from primary and teleseismic monitoring agencies.

Network / SourceMagnitude (Scale & Diff)Depth & DiffEpicenter & Shift (Δd)ConsensusEvent ID / Data
USGS
United States Geological Survey · Global / US
M8.2(Mw)Ref
35.0 kmRef
-32.40°, -71.40°Origin
Authoritative
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Why do agency magnitudes differ? Seismological agencies use different instrumentation networks, crustal velocity models, and mathematical magnitude scales (e.g. Moment Magnitude Mw vs Local Richter ML vs Surface Wave Ms). Differences of 0.1–0.3 are common and reflect physical observation geometry rather than errors.

Where it was felt

6 Orte

Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.

TownDistanceIntensity
La Ligua · Valparaíso16 kmMMI X
Quillota · Valparaíso55 kmMMI IX
Viña del Mar · Valparaíso71 kmMMI IX
San Felipe · Valparaíso75 kmMMI IX
Valparaíso · Valparaíso75 kmMMI IX
Salamanca · Coquimbo80 kmMMI IX

Tectonic setting

Nearest mapped active fault: Peru–Chile Trench, 5 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).

Regionales seismisches Profil

Zentralchile (Santiago & Valparaíso)

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