SANTIAGO — On May 22, 1960, at 3:11 p.m. local time, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile, registering a magnitude of 9.5 — the strongest ever instrumentally recorded. The quake devastated cities, reshaped landscapes, and triggered tsunamis that swept across the Pacific Ocean.
The Birth of a Megaquake
The epicenter lay about 100 miles offshore near Valdiv
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