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Temuco Destination Guide

Discover Temuco in Chile

Temuco in the region of Biobío is a place located in Chile - some 329 mi or ( 529 km ) South-West of Santiago , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Temuco

Local time in Temuco is now 04:17 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Valdivia, Temuco, Talca, Rancagua, and Puerto Montt. When in this area, you might want to check out Valdivia . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Temuco ? 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