You couldn’t pay me to live on the west coast of South America. This is one of the deadliest geologic fault areas in the world.
The largest quake ever recorded, a 9.5, happened there in 1960.
“The largest quake ever recorded, a 9.5, happened there in 1960.”
Actually, I think the great New Madrid earthquake series in 1811-1812 may have been greater, especially if viewed cumulatively. At least three were extremely powerful. Also, there was an extremely strong earthquake in Assam, I think in the 1950’s, which I seem to recall increased the height of Mt. Everest by 20 feet? The great Lisbon earthquake several centuries ago was no slouch either.