A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Valdivia, Chile, on 7 November 1837. It killed about 16 people, counting the deaths caused by the tsunami, fires and landslides it set off. The shaking also generated a tsunami that reached the nearby coasts. It ranks among the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. It took place on 7 November 1837.
Before and after
- 4 March 1837Founding of Chicago
- 18 March 1837Birth of Grover Cleveland
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- from 6 November 1837 to 10 November 1838Lower Canada Rebellion
- 7 November 1837Earthquake in Valdivia, Chile
- from 13 November 1837 to 9 September 1838First Herat War
- 23 November 1837Birth of Johannes Diderik van der Waals
- 24 December 1837Birth of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- 1838Founding of Duke University
More in Earth & climate
- 25 September 1890Establishment of Sequoia National Park
- 1906Establishment of Mesa Verde National Park
- 18 April 19061906 San Francisco earthquake
- 14 September 1907Establishment of Jasper National Park
- 11 May 1910Establishment of Glacier National Park
- 6 June 1912Eruption of Novarupta
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.