27 February 2010, 0634 UTC, Mw 8.8
The 27 February 2010 8.8 Mw South-Central Chile earthquake (3:34 am Chile time) generated a tsunami with wave heights up to 29 m and coastal uplift of 2 m. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the center of Conception-Constitucion area identified as a mature seismic gap.
The 27 February 2010 earthquake and tsunami caused 521 deaths, 46 missing and presumed dead, and USD $30 billion damage. The tsunami accounted for 156 victims in the regions of Maule and Biobio, Robinson Crusoe Island of the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, and the Mocha Island.
