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Tucapel Destination Guide

Explore Tucapel in Chile

Tucapel in the region of Biobío is a place in Chile - some 326 mi or ( 524 km ) South-West of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Tucapel

Time in Tucapel is now 04:52 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Valdivia, Tres Pinos, Temuco, Talca, and Rancagua. Since you are here already, consider visiting Valdivia . Where to go and what to see in Tucapel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1960 Concepción earthquake

The 1960 Concepción earthquake was actually a succession of three destructive earthquakes that happened between 21 and 22 May 1960. The first was on May 21 at 06:02 UTC-4. Its epicenter was west of Curanilahue, Bío Bío Region, Chile, and its magnitude was 7.9  or 8.3MW and 7.3 or 7.5MS. In this earthquake, which lasted 35 seconds, destroyed one third of the buildings in the city of Concepción.

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Located at -37.50 -73.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1960 earthquakes, 1960 in Chile, Bío Bío Region