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1868 Arica earthquake

1868 CE

The 1868 Arica earthquake is an earthquake that occurred on August 13, 1868, near Arica, then part of Peru, now part of Chile, at 21:30 UTC.

It has an estimated magnitude between 8.5 and 9.0.

A tsunami (or multiple tsunamis) in the Pacific Ocean is produced by the earthquake, which is recorded in Hawaii, Japan and New Zealand.