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			\| date = {{Start date\|1985\|04\|08\|df=yes}}
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			\| magnitude = 7.5 ] <ref name="sig"/>
			\| intensity = ] VII
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			\| countries affected = Chile, Argentina
			\| tsunami = No
			\| casualties = 2 killed
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			The '''1985 Pichilemu earthquake''' occurred with a ] of 7.5 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (''Very Strong'') on 8 April 1985 at {{Tooltip\|21:56:59 local time\|(01:56:59 UTC)}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url= http://politicaspublicas.uc.cl/media/agenda/material/20100325124410_Presentacion_Luis_Valenzuela.pdf\|author=Luis Valenzuela\|publisher=]\|language=Spanish\|title=Planificación Urbana en Zonas de Riesgo\|date=14 April 2010\|accessdate=11 September 2010\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120312021435/http://politicaspublicas.uc.cl/media/agenda/material/20100325124410_Presentacion_Luis_Valenzuela.pdf\|archivedate=12 March 2012\|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The shock's epicenter was located {{convert\|75\|km\|mi}} southwest of ], ],<ref name="sis">{{cite journal\|title=Sismo del 8 de abril de 1985\|year=1985\|publisher=] Geological Service\|language=Spanish\|location=]}}</ref> with a hypocentral depth of {{convert\|37.8\|km\|mi\|0\|abbr=on}}.

			==Earthquake==
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			{{see also\|Peru-Chile Trench}}

			The 9 April 1985 Pichilemu earthquake occurred in the same fault area as the ], and is considered by ] Seismological Service a ]-type ].<ref name="estudio">{{Cite web\|url= http://ssn.dgf.uchile.cl/informes/congreso/A01-14.pdf\|title=Estudio comparativo de los terremotos de subducción chilenos con los terremotos de subducción del norte, centro y sur de América\|publisher=] Seismological Service\|accessdate=12 September 2010\|language=Spanish\|date= 16–19 November 2005\|location=], Chile\|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EkriB4YF\|archivedate=27 February 2013\|deadurl=no}}</ref>

			The earthquake, measured in the ], reached magnitude VI in ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]; and magnitude V–VI in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="sis"/> The earthquake was felt throughout much of central Chile from ] to ]. It was also felt in ], ], ], ], ], and ] ] in Argentina.<ref name="hist"/>

			Although it has been considered by the news media as an aftershock of the main Santiago earthquake,<ref name="estudio"/> according to ] and ]'s book ''Catástrofes en Chile 1541–1992'', the Pichilemu earthquake was a different and separate event.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Urrutia de Hazbún\|first1=Rosa\|last2=Lanza Lazcano\|first2=Carlos\|title=Catástrofes en Chile, 1541–1992\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=k64MAAAAYAAJ\|year=1993\|publisher=Editorial La Noria\|location=]\|language=Spanish\| accessdate= 13 September 2010 }}</ref>

			===Damage and effects===
			Two people died of heart attacks after the earthquake; one in Santiago and another in ].<ref name="hist"/><ref name="NY"/> The earthquake lasted approximately three minutes according to '']''.<ref name="NY">{{Cite web\|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/world/strong-quake-jolts-chile.html\|title=Strong quake jolts Chile\|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EkrX0F6Y\|archivedate=27 February 2013\|deadurl=no\|publisher=]\|author=AP\|date=8 April 1985\|accessdate=8 September 2010}}</ref>

			It created damage in addition to that already caused by ] in the Santiago-Valparaíso area.<ref name="hist"/>

			===Previous events===
			{{main\|1985 Santiago earthquake}}

			A magnitude 8.0 earthquake was registered on 3 March 1985 offshore ], ].<ref name="sig"/> It reached a maximum intensity of XI on the ]. 177 people were killed, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses were damaged and about a million people were left homeless.<ref>{{Cite web\|url= http://www.angelfire.com/nt/terremotosdeChile2/\|title=Terremoto de 1985\|publisher=Angelfire\|language=Spanish\|accessdate=12 September 2010\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100804071652/http://www.angelfire.com/nt/terremotosdeChile2/\| archivedate= 4 August 2010 \| deadurl=no}}</ref> There was a long interruption on basic services, and the damage provoked by that earthquake was estimated to be more than 1,046 million US dollars.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.emol.com/especiales/terremotos/chile.htm\|title=Grandes Terremotos en Chile\|work=]\|accessdate=12 September 2010\|location=]\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120207175813/http://www.emol.com/especiales/terremotos/chile.htm\|archivedate=7 February 2012\|deadurl=no}}</ref>

			==See also==
			{{Portal\|Pichilemu}}
		⚫	* ]
			* ]

			==References==
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			<ref name="hist">{{Cite web\|url= http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1985_03_03.php\|title=Historic Earthquakes\|publisher=]\|accessdate=8 September 2010\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121104230038/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1985_03_03.php\|archivedate=4 November 2012\|deadurl=no}}</ref>
			<ref name="sig">{{Cite web\|url= http://www.sismologia.cl/home/terrem.html\|title=SISMOS IMPORTANTES Y/O DESTRUCTIVOS (1570 – Mayo 2005)\|publisher=Sismología Universidad de Chile\|language=Spanish\|accessdate=8 September 2010\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061231163803/http://www.sismologia.cl/home/terrem.html\|archivedate=31 December 2006\|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
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			{{Earthquakes in 1985}}
			{{Earthquakes in Chile}}
			{{Pichilemu}}

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Revision as of 04:11, 10 April 2014

1985 Pichilemu earthquake
Pichilemu
UTC time	??
Magnitude	7.5 M_w
Depth	37.8 km (23 mi)
Epicenter	34°07′S 71°31′W / 34.12°S 71.51°W / -34.12; -71.51
Areas affected	Chile, Argentina
Max. intensity	MM VII
Tsunami	No
Casualties	2 killed

The 1985 Pichilemu earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very Strong) on 8 April 1985 at 21:56:59 local time. The shock's epicenter was located 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Santiago, Chile, with a hypocentral depth of 37.8 km (23 mi).

Earthquake

Damage and effects

Two people died of heart attacks after the earthquake; one in Santiago and another in Chillán. The earthquake lasted approximately three minutes according to The New York Times.

It created damage in addition to that already caused by 3 March earthquake in the Santiago-Valparaíso area.

Previous events

Main article: 1985 Santiago earthquake

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake was registered on 3 March 1985 offshore Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region. It reached a maximum intensity of XI on the Mercalli intensity scale. 177 people were killed, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses were damaged and about a million people were left homeless. There was a long interruption on basic services, and the damage provoked by that earthquake was estimated to be more than 1,046 million US dollars.

References

^ "SISMOS IMPORTANTES Y/O DESTRUCTIVOS (1570 – Mayo 2005)" (in Spanish). Sismología Universidad de Chile. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Historic Earthquakes". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Luis Valenzuela (14 April 2010). "Planificación Urbana en Zonas de Riesgo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Católica de Chile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Sismo del 8 de abril de 1985" (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: University of Chile Geological Service. 1985. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Estudio comparativo de los terremotos de subducción chilenos con los terremotos de subducción del norte, centro y sur de América" (in Spanish). Concepción, Chile: University of Chile Seismological Service. 16–19 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Urrutia de Hazbún, Rosa; Lanza Lazcano, Carlos (1993). Catástrofes en Chile, 1541–1992 (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Editorial La Noria. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
^ AP (8 April 1985). "Strong quake jolts Chile". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"Terremoto de 1985" (in Spanish). Angelfire. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"Grandes Terremotos en Chile". El Mercurio. Santiago de Chile. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

v t e ← Earthquakes in 1985 →
Mendoza (6.2, January 26) Algarrobo (8.0, March 3) † Rapel Lake (7.5, April 8) Luquan (6.3, April 18) Wuqia (7.4, August 23) † Mexico City (8.1, September 19) † ‡ Kayrakkum (5.8, October 13) Nahanni (6.9, December 23)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

v t e Earthquakes in Chile
Historical	1420 Caldera 1570 Concepción 1575 Valdivia 1604 Arica 1615 Arica 1647 Santiago 1657 Concepción 1730 Valparaíso 1737 Valdivia 1751 Concepción 1819 Copiapó 1822 Valparaíso 1835 Concepción 1837 Valdivia 1868 Arica 1877 Iquique
20th century	1906 Valparaíso 1922 Vallenar 1928 Talca 1939 Chillán 1943 Ovalle 1949 Tierra del Fuego 1950 Calama 1953 Concepción 1960 Concepción 1960 Valdivia 1965 Valparaíso 1971 Aconcagua 1985 Algarrobo 1985 Rapel Lake 1995 Antofagasta 1997 Punitaqui
21st century	2005 Tarapacá 2007 Aysén Fjord 2007 Tocopilla 2010 Chile 2010 Pichilemu 2012 Constitución 2013 Vallenar 2014 Iquique 2015 Illapel 2016 Chiloé 2017 Valparaíso 2019 Coquimbo

v t e Pichilemu
History Coat of arms Flag Notable people Villages
Government	City Hall Mayor City Council Public Safety Agency
National Monuments	Centro Cultural Agustín Ross Estación Pichilemu Parque Ross Zona Típica de Pichilemu: (Mirador Hotel Ross)
Schools	Charly's School Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre Escuela Digna Camilo Aguilar Liceo Agustín Ross Edwards
Mass media	Canal 3 Pichilemu El Expreso de la Costa Radio Atardecer Radio Entreolas Radio Somos Pichilemu Radio Isla Radio Corporación Defunct: (El Marino El Puerto Pichilemu)
Villages	Alto Colorado Alto Ramírez Barrancas Cáhuil Cardonal de Panilonco Ciruelos Cóguil El Maqui El Guindo Espinillo La Aguada La Palmilla La Plaza La Villa Larraín Alcalde Las Comillas Pañul Pueblo de Viudas Quebrada del Nuevo Reino Rodeillo San Antonio de Petrel Tanumé
See also	Earthquakes: (1985 2010) Elections Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu Punta de Lobos
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Earthquake

Damage and effects

Previous events

See also

References