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| Local date | May 14, 1647 |
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| Magnitude | 8.5 Ms |
| Epicenter | 33°24′S 70°36′W / 33.4°S 70.6°W[1] |
| Areas affected | Chile |
| Max. intensity | MMI XI (Extreme) |
| Casualties | 1,000 |
The 1647 Santiago earthquake struck Santiago, Chile on the night of 13 May (22:30 local time, 02:30 UTC on 14 May) and is said to have brought virtually every building in the city to the ground. The earthquake was felt throughout the so-called Captaincy General of Chile, an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire. The maximum felt intensity was XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale and there were about a thousand casualties.
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
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