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Historic Earthquakes

Taltal, Chile
1965 February 23 22:11 UTC
Magnitude 7.0

One person was killed and 5 were injured. Cave-ins occurred in various copper mines in the region and the walls were cracked in numerous buildings. Power, telephone and water lines were broken in Copiapo, where residents fled into the streets in panic.