1953 Concepción earthquake

Earthquake in south-central Chile 1953 Concepción earthquake South America 1953-05-06 17:16:48 891664 iscgem891664 1953 05 06 13:16:48 s y 7.6 64 km on 36.5 S 72.6 W Chile 12 1953 Concepción earthquake.jpg The 1953 Concepción earthquake occurred on May 6 at 17:16 UTC (13:16 local time). The epicenter was located offshore Biobío Region, Chile. It had a magnitude of s y 7.6, or l y 7.6.Source characteristics of historic earthquakes along the central Chile subduction zone Journal of South American Earth Sciences http://earthjay.com/earthquakes/20150916_chile/Beck.et.al.1998.Chile.pdf 11 2 115–129 1998 Beck S Barrientos S Kausel E Reyes M 1998JSAES..11..115B 10.1016/S0895-9811(98)00005-4 Twelve people were reported dead in this earthquake. In Concepción, 15% of the buildings were damaged. Electricity and gas were not affected. However, the electricity service was suspended as a precaution.http://www2.udec.cl/gema/Terr_siglo_XX/6_5_1953.html 6 de Mayo de 1953 www2.udec.cl In Chillán, the intensity reached MM X. Many houses were destroyed. The electricity, telegraph, and telephone services were interrupted. In Tomé, several houses were damaged, and many families stayed in the open. This earthquake was located close to the 1939 Chillán earthquake. However, the focal mechanism of the 1953 Concepción earthquake was reverse faulting, while that of the 1939 Chillán earthquake was normal faulting. It was not clear whether the 1953 Concepción earthquake was an interplate or intraplate earthquake. See also List of earthquakes in 1953 List of earthquakes in Chile References International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology Part A, Volume 81A Global seismicity: 1900–1999 E. R. Engdahl A. Vallaseñor 2002 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/centennial/centennial.pdf Academic Press First 978-0124406520 680 External links 891664 Concepcion earthquake,1953 Category:Concepción, Chile Category:Earthquakes in Chile Category:May 1953 in South America Category:History of Biobío Region