(Reuters) - A magnitude 8.8-earthquake struck south-central Chile on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. At least 52 people were killed and officials said the death toll would likely rise further.
Chile, like other countries around the Pacific Rim’s “ring of fire” earthquake zone, has a long history of major quakes, including the strongest recorded in recent history.
Here are some of the major quakes in Chilean history:
1730 - 8.7 magnitude at central Valparaiso
1835 - 8.2 magnitude south-central Concepcion, 500 dead
1868 - 9.0 magnitude in Arica, (then Peru), 25,000 dead
1877 - 8.3 magnitude offshore northern Tarapaca, 34 dead
1906 - 8.2 magnitude at central Valparaiso, 3,882 dead
1922 - 8.5 magnitude on Chile-Argentina border
1928 - 7.6 magnitude at Talca, 225 dead
1939 - 7.8 magnitude at Chillan, 28,000 dead
1943 - 8.2 magnitude near Illapel-Salamanca, 25 dead
1960 - 7.9 magnitude at Arauco Peninsula
1960 - 9.5 magnitude at Valdivia, 1,655 dead
1965 - 7.0 magnitude at Taltal, 1 dead
1965 - 7.4 magnitude at La Ligua, 400 dead
1971 - 7.5 magnitude in Valparaiso region, 90 dead
1985 - 7.8 magnitude offshore Valparaiso, 177 dead
1998 - 7.1 magnitude near coast of northern Chile
2002 - 6.6 magnitude at Chile-Argentina border region
2003 - 6.8 magnitude near coast of central Chile
2004 - 6.6 magnitude near Bio-Bio, central Chile
2005 - 7.8 magnitude Tarapaca, northern Chile, 11 dead
2007 - 7.7 magnitude at Antofagasta, north Chile, 2 dead
2007 - 6.7 magnitude at Antofagasta
2008 - 6.3 magnitude at Tarapaca
2009 - 6.5 magnitude offshore Tarapaca
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (Compiled by Doina Chiacu)