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The 1657 Concepción Chile earthquake, a colonial analog for the Maule 2010 earthquake

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No. 55 (2021): Diciembre

Abstract

Chile has suffered the negative consequences of numerous large earthquakes (>MW 8.0) that generated equally large tsunamis. This paper analyses one of colonial Chile´s least known earthquakes. The March 15th , 1657 earthquake destroyed the city of Concepcion and damaged infrastructure in the city of Santiago and rural properties between Quillota and Arauco. At the same time, it generated a major tsunami that destroyed everything in its path in Concepcion and the gulf of Arauco. This paper uses known and previously unknown first-hand colonial sources to describe scientifically this important seismic event, that closely resembles the recent February 27th, 2010, Maule earthquake.

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Colonial Chile, Historical earthquake, tsunami, Concepción

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Daniel M. Stewart, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Investigador Postdoctoral de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Fondecyt Posdoctorado N° 3200251. Doctor en Historia, mención Historia de Chile por la Universidad de Chile. Graneros, Chile.
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2466-7320.
Correo electrónico: danielmoroni@hotmail.com

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Stewart, D. M. (2021). The 1657 Concepción Chile earthquake, a colonial analog for the Maule 2010 earthquake. Cuadernos De Historia, (55), pp. 191–221. Retrieved from https://nuevosfoliosbioetica.uchile.cl/index.php/CDH/article/view/65331
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