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225 people killed.
Severe damage at Talca and Constitucion. The earthquake was felt from Copiapo to Puerto Montt. Uplift was observed along the coast at Putu. A small tsunami was reported.
From B.L. Askew and S.T. Algermissen, eds., Catalog of Earthquakes for South America, Volume 5, Hypocenter and Intensity Data, Chile, Centro Regional de Sismologia para America [...]
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