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August 16, 1906
On August 16, 1906, the 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
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Featured · August 16, 1906
The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) caused by an earthquake at a given location. Magnitudes are usually determined from measurements of an earthquake's seismic waves as recorded on a seismogram.
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The year in brief
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th…
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On August 16, 1906
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1906 The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people. Scales to describe earthquake strength
Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) caused by an earthquake at a given location. Magnitudes are usually determined from measurements of an earthquake's seismic waves as recorded on a seismogram.
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Other moments from 1906
- April 14 The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.
- April 18 The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
- April 22 The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens.
- April 27 The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
- April 7 Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 7 The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
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