1960 Concepción earthquakes
The 1960 Concepción earthquakes were a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. They formed part of the foreshock sequence for the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history. The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. Its epicenter was near Cañete, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 8.1 or 8.3MW and 7.3 or 7.5MS. This earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds, destroyed a third of the buildings in the city of Concepción.
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1960 Concepción earthquakes
The 1960 Concepción earthquakes were a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. They formed part of the foreshock sequence for the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history. The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. Its epicenter was near Cañete, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 8.1 or 8.3MW and 7.3 or 7.5MS. This earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds, destroyed a third of the buildings in the city of Concepción.
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Das Erdbeben von Concepción 19 ...... um Erdbeben von Valdivia 1960.
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El terremoto de Concepción de ...... o cual afectó a 12.000 niños.
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Le séisme de 1960 à Concepción ...... s entre les 21 et 22 mai 1960.
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The 1960 Concepción earthquake ...... the 1960 Valdivia earthquake.
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Concepción, Arauco and Ñuble in Chile
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Provinces of Concepción, Arauco and Ñuble in Chile
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1960-05-21
1960-05-22
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1960-05-22
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The first 1960 Concepción earthquake
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The second 1960 Concepción earthquake
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The third 1960 Concepción earthquake
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Das Erdbeben von Concepción 19 ...... bäude in der Stadt Concepción.
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El terremoto de Concepción de ...... s de la ciudad de Concepción.
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Le séisme de 1960 à Concepción ...... s entre les 21 et 22 mai 1960.
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The 1960 Concepción earthquake ...... ngs in the city of Concepción.
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1960 Concepción earthquakes
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Erdbeben von Concepción 1960
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Séisme de 1960 à Concepción
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