Chile earthquake of 1960: References & Edit History
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Richard Pallardy
Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010 to 2014. Peripatetic by nature, he can normally be found wandering the streets, or darting through the stacks of the Chicago Public Library in search of obscure shreds of information.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: CORE - Amphibious Seismic Survey Images Plate Interface at I960 Chile Earthquake (PDF). | Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Extra - Taking earthquake lessons from Chile. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Radio National Breakfast - Chile's eathquake. | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at CWU - Exploring the Historical Earthquakes Preceding the Giant 1960 Chile Earthquake in a Time-Dependent Seismogenic ZoneChile Earthquake in a Time-Dependent Seismogenic Zone (PDF). | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers revised. | Feb 06, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC News - Chile earthquake: How loss of life, damage was minimized. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Seismicity near the slip maximum of the 1960 Mw 9.5 Valdivia earthquake (Chile): Plate interface lock and reactivation of the subducted Valdivia Fracture Zone. | Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Amphibious Seismic Survey Images Plate Interface at I960 Chile Earthquake (PDF). | Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive. | May 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - Southern Chile Earthquake and Tsunami, 22 May 1960. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - When The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It Rocked The World. | Dec 06, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geology.com - World's Largest Recorded Earthquake. | Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 21, 2020 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 17, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan State University - The Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960. | Oct 17, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake. | Jul 01, 2014 | ||
| Added map showing extent of the tsunami caused by the earthquake. | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
| Added images depicting damage incurred by the tsunami and the earthquake itself, an image of the Cordón-Caulle volcano, and a map depicting the epicentre and subduction zone. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | May 04, 2010 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 01, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 26, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Extreme Science - The Greatest Earthquake - Chile, South America. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Apr 04, 2008 |
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