1615 Arica earthquake

Major earthquake in Peru 1615 Arica earthquake South America yes 1615 09 16 y 7.5 s yes -18.500 -70.350 region:CL_type:event inline,title Arica Spanish Empire Moderate Small 3 injured The 1615 Arica earthquake was centered in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of Peru, within the present day Arica y Parinacota Region of northwestern Chile. The earthquake caused considerable damage to the infrastructure of the city with the Iglesia Mayor. The city's fort collapsed, and cracks opened in the floor of the royal quicksilver storage facility. No human was reported dead but three people suffered injuries. References Lomnitz C. 2004 Seismological Research Letters Major Earthquakes of Chile: A Historical Survey, 1535–1960 75 3 368–378 10.1785/gssrl.75.3.368 2004SeiRL..75..368L Urrutia de Hazbún Rosa Lanza Lazcano Carlos Catástrofes en Chile, 1541–1992 https://books.google.com/books?id=k64MAAAAYAAJ 7 September 2014 1993 es Editorial La Noria Santiago 33 Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/874 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information=NGDC/NOAA 1972 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 14 August 2022 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1615 Arica earthquake Category:1610s earthquakes Category:1615 disasters Category:1610s in the Captaincy General of Chile Category:1610s in the Viceroyalty of Peru Category:1615 in South America Category:1615 in the Spanish Empire Category:1610s in Peru Category:History of Arica y Parinacota Region Category:Viceroyalty of Peru